Thanks midget. So from looking at that diagram, I need to 4 gauge cables and 2 negatives? That's what I thought. Also, can i run both negative cables one from the cap and the other from the amp and connect them both to the same location? Or can I just have only one and run it from the amp to the negative terminal on the cap?
Thanks

 

This is how I read the diagram-is also how I have always hooked up my caps

you have already said you are using 4 guage wire-keep it all the same power and ground is 4 gauge

run the power wire from your battery to your cap, then from your cap to the amp. The cap stores power and goes "inline" of the power wire. run a ground wire from the cap to ground, also run ground from your amp to ground (you can use same ground location for your amp and cap, but do not run ground from your amp to your cap)

And remember-once that cap is charged it is storing energy-so do not touch the positive and negatives together (treat it as a hot circuit), it does have voltage in it and can shock you- although it may not be big shock it could ground out the cap and render it useless

 

I like the big sparks

 

actually it could be harmful. my teach at school was tellin us about when he used to install car stereos and someone actually got killed from a charged cap. dont know the size or details or if thats actually possible but its just something to think about. if theres any truth to this or no truth to this someone chime in please

 

Yes you can use the same ground from your amps to the ground for the cap (in fact I recommend it) but you can also ground your amp to the - terminal on the cap.

 

I highly doubt it. I know people that will take a charged 5F cap and stick it straight to their tongue and nothing happen.

I dont have the *****...

 

I was waiting for you to say that...

 

I dont blame you.

I got pissed when I got zapped with a .5 mF cap not to long ago

 

9V of kick back voltage hurts so you can sure bet i dont have the stones to stick my tounge to a 5F cap

 

9V off a non-spike suppression relay....? Ive gotten people with that.. ITS FUN!!!

But he charged it at 16V then right to the tongue. Not a shock or anything. Had I not been there watching it, I wouldnt have believed it.

 

I wonder if the resistance of the human tounge had anything to do with it

 

I really dont know.

 

could be, but im sure as hell not stickin my fingers to it!

 

Fingers are okay as well. I have done that.

 

well better you than me lol. i guess im just a wussy