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95neon

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Posted: May 19, 2004 at 9:07 AM / IP Logged

im gettin a new system shipped up. I forgot to buy a cap with it. I live in canada, and dont want to put in another order, because of shipping costs, and where i live, all good caps are like 150+. london drugs has some i think, so would a cheap cap do? im not looking for anything fancy, just something to keep my alternator from completely dying. O ya, and im gettin a hifonics bx1000d and 2 pg ti10d's, just so u know the load i will be putting on my neon (its a basic car to, no a/c, power windows, locks, etc). Thanks

I drive a neon...got a problem with that??

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sparkie

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Posted: May 19, 2004 at 10:44 AM / IP Logged

You should get a 1 farad cap. You only get what you pay for. Make sure that the cap is rated for the correct voltage up to 16 volts for safety.

sparky

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One_Evil_Necro

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Posted: May 19, 2004 at 8:53 PM / IP Logged

A cap won't keep your alternator from dying, if your alt is too small, you will need to replace that with a higher amperage one. As far as caps go, my feeling is that there are none that are "that much" better than another <shrug>. 1 farad would work fine, although I don't particularly think you will need a cap at all =/

~Jay

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Posted: May 19, 2004 at 10:39 PM / IP Logged

Agreed with Jay. Install your system without one.

Build the box so that it performs well in the worst case scenario and, in return, it will reward you at all times.

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