What do capacitors do?

[ad45]

it all sounds like bullshit to me

caps only charge with voltage, they charge then discharge and vise versa the only way to charge big ones up is with a megger or simply putting it in circuit, obviously the small ones will blow up with a megger

 

[brohawk]

hey guys i wana hook up a cap to work with my 2 12" kenwoods there 400watt nor 1000watt max how would i wire it up for best effect. eg. thump???

ive done a heap of stereos but none with a cap cheers guys

 

[Tasmaniak]

why do you want to use a cap first? are you sure you need it?

Put it as close to the amp as possible in the power chain.

 

[brohawk]

i just want the best out of these subs that i can get. what size cap?

how should i wire the subs to a 4 channel amp for best results? the specs on the subs are www.kenwoodaudio.com/Australia/prodDetails.asp?Cat=Car Entertainment&SubCat=Woofers&Model=KFC-W3010

with the power wire just run the positive end of the cap to the batt n the negative to the amp ?

cheers guys

 

[garfa]

i just want the best out of these subs that i can get. what size cap?

how should i wire the subs to a 4 channel amp for best results? the specs on the subs are www.kenwoodaudio.com/Australia/prodDetails.asp?Cat=Car%20Entertainment&SubCat=Woofers&Model=KFC-W3010

with the power wire just run the positive end of the cap to the batt n the negative to the amp ?

cheers guys

um... well thats the only way to wire a cap really. one wire into the cap and one not conected to the cap.
as for how to wire the woofers i would have thought it to be easy if you have some experience in stereos... one woofer to each bridged channel, if your amp can handle that. if not maybe get a 2 channel amp... or class d amp.

 

[StoneX]

i just want the best out of these subs that i can get. what size cap?
cheers guys

Basically, a capacitor isn't going to do anything for your sub.

In car audio capacitors are used for two different applications. The first is a stiffening capacitor, they are very high values from about 0.5 Farad to 20 Farad. These are used to support the supply voltage to the car's electrical system. But there is alot of arguements about what benefits they provide. In my opinion, they just keep the supply voltage more level, which can be seen by less headlight dimming with loud music. Other think they can hear a difference, but they're kidding themselves
The second application is smaller capacitors like the ones you see in electrical equipment, which are used for audio filters. Capacitors when connected to an AC source (music) will only let higher frequencies pass through them, so you use them as basic passive high pass filters.

 

[brohawk]

um garfa i said 1 positive terminal of the cap to battery and negative to the amp?

ive done alot of stereos but never really used caps before and all others were 1 amp per sub.

 

[StoneX]

The cap goes in parallel to your amp, not in series. If you learn some electronics you'll work out how to wire a cap and that you don't need one

 

[Tasmaniak]

Hey guys, been years since I've installed caps (I convince people they just don't need them are there caps out there that have a self charging function built into them?

 

[Daniel Gray]

Hey guys, been years since I've installed caps (I convince people they just don't need them are there caps out there that have a self charging function built into them?

So u know how to install a cap? I think I need one, when the bass hits my headlights dim, mite just be a **** battery but i figure it cant be good on the cars electrics. If I bought a cap like this:
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/NEW-Response...70QQihZ016QQcategoryZ4950QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

what would i need to do to install it? would the 4ga positive wire go into it then into the amp? I havent even seen a cap, so i have no idea