cap or battery

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Topic: cap or battery

Posted By: Rjahr01
Subject: cap or battery
Date Posted: August 23, 2003 at 11:30 AM

I've got a yellow optima coming for my car this week and its going in the back with the box will i need caps...i know you can't really tell unless your lights dim but some people say that you definately need them and others say that their uselss...i'm runing two mrd 500 and one mrv 540 off of a 2002 fordexplorer with the towing package which has 130 amp alt if not 150

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Posted By: auex
Date Posted: August 23, 2003 at 11:56 AM

I say the battery will be just fine.

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Posted By: MAXST
Date Posted: August 23, 2003 at 3:13 PM

ya a yellow top will do good.

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Posted By: eurotek
Date Posted: August 23, 2003 at 7:17 PM

i was always puzzled why people add a second battery, unless you listen to the stereo without the engine running, that battery does not serve much of a purpose by itself...

the Cap is a much better way to go.. increase your power with a larger alternator...

cap will get you that extra bass you may be looking for, 1 farad per 1000 watts

a cap is a good idea anyway, keep some of the load of the alternator

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