do i need a capacitor?
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im 100% sure on this, do the big 3 first with 1/0 would make for a solid improvement. That should solve most of the dimming issues your having especially at that low of power. If not the improve your battery or alt. The alts purpose is to charge the batteries when the truck is on and moving (belt driven). Obviously if you dont realy just go out and blurp, you should be alright with just adding another battery to the system to have more back up power ready for when your system hits. A capicator is like 1/100th of a basic new deka 931 (I think thats right about the comparison) The point im getting at is capicators are pretty much worthless, if you ever have power issues, upgrade the lines then add more power. A capicator is just a crazy small battery but only like 1/3 the price sometimes higher.
I was the guy that got owned by a capicator when I was 16 from a car audio shop. I then installed my last setup adding an extra dry cell and a 250 amp alt and now my lights get brighter as I accelerate. I hear that is not necessarily(sp) an issue but just that there is more power available especially at higher rpms.
I was the guy that got owned by a capicator when I was 16 from a car audio shop. I then installed my last setup adding an extra dry cell and a 250 amp alt and now my lights get brighter as I accelerate. I hear that is not necessarily(sp) an issue but just that there is more power available especially at higher rpms.
NO!! A cap is in no way shape or form a battery. They do two very different things.
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with the 04+ f150's make sure you upgrade the frame to body ground behind the front passenger tire guys.. mine was in scortched when I got around to it
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Yep you can run equivalent wiring along side the stock wiring, a larger gauge wiring along side the stock wiring as some do if they want to be able to return the truck to stock, or just replace everything with high strand count 4, 2, or 0 gauge wire.
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Basically all the cap does is hold a charge so that when your system hits (ie draws more power to do so) it pulls it from the cap rather then the battery. This gives your amps more constant power.
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The sole purpose of a cap is to help supply constant voltage to your amps. Not more current.
So lesson of the day?
A Cap is NOT a battery.
Rant over...
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No, you guys are still thinking of a cap as a battery. A cap does not supply power. AT ALL!! Think about what happens when your system starts drawing to many amps. The voltage drops. What happens then? The capacitor senses that and supplys Voltage not more current just volts.
The sole purpose of a cap is to help supply constant voltage to your amps. Not more current.
So lesson of the day?
A Cap is NOT a battery.
Rant over...
The sole purpose of a cap is to help supply constant voltage to your amps. Not more current.
So lesson of the day?
A Cap is NOT a battery.
Rant over...
And duh caps don't add power they add DEEBEEZZ
