Capacitors

When it comes to caps i am eirie of getting one because i know what they do if they blow...good bye parking lot!

Neways, are there any particular companys known to produce quality caps, and are there any that i should stay away from? Im looking for a 1 to 1.5 farad.

I am looking at stinger, but i want to hear other opinions on this one...straight up, caps scare the sh*t out of me.

I agree captain.  Listen to the man.  Do not cheap out on the cap.  First one I ever did was a cheap one for a friend.  Who needs directions, I can just think it up and whoomp there it is.  Connected it up basackwards and it blew all over everything.  Years later a youngster jumped in on an install that was not for him.  Rockford 1 farad connected both sides to positive and walked off.  Long story short no problem.  That cap is still working.  But then from a product like that I would expect nothing less.

What the heck are you guys talking about? Blowing up? Why would they blow up? I have a kind of cheap ($180) 3 Farad Voodoo (they have a website) and I'm not stupid enough to hook it up wrong or not follow the charge and discharge sequence. I pound like crazy and it has never failed. I am not worried about it either.

FORBIDDEN? WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THIS? It sounds pretty far fetched. I've been to many shows and know many people with all kinds of caps, and nobody has ever had a problem. Especially not blowin up a parking lot.

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Any of the ones mentioned will work fine. They pretty much all come from the same place, so they all work about the same and shouldn't give you any trouble. 80 bucks is not too bad, although it's not hard to find them at a store for about 100 bucks with a warranty. 90 days, but still more than eBay will offer. Either way . . .

One for the road: I like the Streetwires myself. Lower ESR than the other guys means faster charge/discharge!

PSC241D 220.00 retail and worth it!

Just a thought . . .

I think the manufacturer is called American Connection, but I really don't know for sure. They are owned by Rockford Corp., as Rob said, but they build for almost everybody. Streetwires is now owned by Mitek (as in MTX) but they used to be owned by Esoteric and they built their own stuff top to bottom. I think they are still their own build, but again I am not sure. Anybody out there back me up here?

"Need" is very hard one to answer. The 12 volt business by it's very nature is a luxury commodity; nothing we sell or make is a need, at least not for basic human survival. So the question isn't do you need that much cap, the real question is: Do you want all the power your amps can supply, moreoever all the power you paid for? If so, then a good capacitor is just what the doctor ordered. And if you are going to get a good cap, spend a little extra and get a really good one. You already spent a load of money for stuff you don't "need"; you almost owe it to that equipment to give them what they most desperately do need: power. And yes, for amps, that's a need.

I hope that answers your questions.