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Posted: March 14, 2009 at 3:12 AM / IP Logged

Hello. H have a Lightning Cap, Farad 2.0. Its a non-digital power cap and it has several holes/slots. And I don't know wheres the negative or positive terminals, so I don't know where to plug in the B+ or the ground wire into the capacitor. So can anyone help me? Thanks alot.

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Posted: March 14, 2009 at 5:38 AM / IP Logged

Model number, please? We can't look ANYTHING up if we don't have the model number...

Here's the page for all the discontinued caps... Which one is it?

It all reminds me of something that Molière once said to Guy de Maupassant at a café in Vienna: "That's nice. You should write it down."

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Posted: March 14, 2009 at 11:30 AM / IP Logged

And just for clarity's sake, there is no such thing as a "digital" capacitor. I assume you mean it has a digital voltage display on it?

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The brand is a Lightning Audio. But it says Lightning Cap with big letters. Well here are the specifications I missed sorry: Voltage 20v/24 volt surge E.S.R. < 15 milliohm 95 celsius, these are the only specs on the cap. I hope that will help you help me :]. By the way I think its cheap.

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Posted: March 14, 2009 at 3:38 PM / IP Logged

Have you tried removing the distribution portion of the cap and looking for a + or a - near one of the terminals?

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Posted: March 15, 2009 at 1:46 AM / IP Logged

No, I haven't. But my friend told me to do that . You might be right. But I'm afraid I might shock myself, lol. I'll see what I can do, and I'll tell you what happened. Thanks.

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Posted: March 15, 2009 at 2:03 AM / IP Logged

As long as the capacitor does not have a relay connected to it, it will not shock you. I guess either way, it won't shock you. If it does have a relay attached, it will not be charged.

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Posted: March 15, 2009 at 2:06 AM / IP Logged

lol. sorry but whats a relay. kinda new on this audio game. thanks!

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