how to wire a non digital capacitor
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Forum Name: Car Audio
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Printed Date: May 15, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Topic: how to wire a non digital capacitor
Posted By: imupabove
Subject: how to wire a non digital capacitor
Date Posted: March 14, 2009 at 3:12 AM
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 By: haemphyst
Date Posted: March 14, 2009 at 5:38 AM
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."
Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: March 14, 2009 at 11:30 AM
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? ------------- Support the12volt.com
Posted By: imupabove
Date Posted: March 14, 2009 at 2:05 PM
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.
Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: March 14, 2009 at 3:38 PM
Have you tried removing the distribution portion of the cap and looking for a + or a - near one of the terminals?
Posted By: imupabove
Date Posted: March 15, 2009 at 1:46 AM
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.
Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: March 15, 2009 at 2:03 AM
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.
Posted By: imupabove
Date Posted: March 15, 2009 at 2:06 AM
lol. sorry but whats a relay. kinda new on this audio game. thanks!
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