Adding capacitor to alternator to filter

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Topic: Adding capacitor to alternator to filter

Posted By: jtholley03
Subject: Adding capacitor to alternator to filter
Date Posted: February 02, 2006 at 6:35 PM

Here is the link:

https://www.caraudiomag.com/v_features/0211cae_civic/

Here is what I read:

A Phoenix Gold AN124 140-amp alternator with a 1/2-farad capacitor for noise filtration replaces the stock unit.

How does one go about doing this?

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Posted By: geepherder
Date Posted: February 02, 2006 at 8:13 PM

Wire it up like you normally would. A capacitor is connected in parallel with the battery and alternator, so it will help smooth the ripples on the voltage going to your equipment. There's nothing special about how he did it. That sentence may sound a little misleading, but I think it's purpose is to tell you why he used a cap. They could have said he upgraded his alternator in a seperate sentence.

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