2 batteries?

[red.line]

a capacitor is useless in this situation. its not meant to fix light dimming issues. that is the problem when people use it for the wrong purpose thinking it will fix it

No, it's not meant to fix light dimming issues such as this, it's meant to help the amp when it needs more power so instead of drawing power from the battery (which often DOES cause the lights to dim, because the battery is running all of the electrical components in the car PLUS trying to give the amp power that isn't there), it draws it from the cap.
As I mentioned though, it's obvious that his problems are something else.
Trust me, I'm a car audio guy, I have an idea of what I'm talking about.

 

[tilegend]

No, it's not meant to fix light dimming issues such as this, it's meant to help the amp when it needs more power so instead of drawing power from the battery (which often DOES cause the lights to dim, because the battery is running all of the electrical components in the car PLUS trying to give the amp power that isn't there), it draws it from the cap.
As I mentioned though, it's obvious that his problems are something else.
Trust me, I'm a car audio guy, I have an idea of what I'm talking about.

an amplifier does not have selective discretion on where it draws power from.
so your theory on how it works... doesnt work in the end..

also you'd be surprised on how fast a capacitor will discharge itself.

and don't be alarmed when you find out what an alternator does.

 

[Andrew93]

if you double linked one of the batteries basically like jumping a car.... u go from pos tos pos, neg to neg, and then you would need to hook the car up to one of those batteries pos to pos, neg to neg ofc


its pretty simple....i skipped over this last page of talk but if you still needed to know..

 

[red.line]

an amplifier does not have selective discretion on where it draws power from.
so your theory on how it works... doesnt work in the end..

also you'd be surprised on how fast a capacitor will discharge itself.

and don't be alarmed when you find out what an alternator does.

Lol I'm not saying it's gonna be like "hmm, I think I'll draw power from HERE".
If the system is wired correctly though, it will draw from the capacitor.

 

[xusake]

Blackberry Pearl. Its my personal phone. I left my BlackBerry Bold at work so I don't have to deal with work. I only use my iPhone for music

lol your just one rich kid huh? haha all those top brand phone why don't you just cancel one of them and save you the extra cash for extra parts? haha

 

[tilegend]

Lol I'm not saying it's gonna be like "hmm, I think I'll draw power from HERE".
If the system is wired correctly though, it will draw from the capacitor.

it wont NEED to if the power supply / voltage system is ample enough to handle the demands.

a capacitor's benefit is that it can discharge itself very quickly compared to a normal battery,
but once a capacitor is discharged where do you think it gets the energy to restore itself? it doesn't make energy.

 

[mirrorimg]

lol your just one rich kid huh? haha all those top brand phone why don't you just cancel one of them and save you the extra cash for extra parts? haha

Well for one Kyle is 8) I'm sure one of his phones is through the company he works for, making bank nonetheless. And did I mention he is 8)



to contribute to the thread, or at least a spinoff of the original topic, aren't capacitators meant for a one time all-out discharge, not a slow or controled discharge like well, a battery? And if that's the case, once the cap is discharged, the alternator has an increased workload to run the electronics, charge the battery, AND recharge the cap?

 

[Ballerin1]

A capacitor will help when the subs hit. It stores energy and helps with the lights dimming. (For stereo type stuff)

 

[red.line]

it wont NEED to if the power supply / voltage system is ample enough to handle the demands.

a capacitor's benefit is that it can discharge itself very quickly compared to a normal battery,
but once a capacitor is discharged where do you think it gets the energy to restore itself? it doesn't make energy.

Lol I already know all of this..I don't even know why this is even an argument anymore to be honest haha.

 

[tilegend]

Lol I already know all of this..I don't even know why this is even an argument anymore to be honest haha.

so why would you even suggest getting a capacitor? and considering that the OP even stated in his post that the system was turned off.....

 

[gotgohan]

close this please its not even relev

 

[red.line]

so why would you even suggest getting a capacitor? and considering that the OP even stated in his post that the system was turned off.....

Sorry, I misread his post, relax bud.