Capacitors

Do all capacitors help stiffen the voltage? Just curiouse.

i think caps are somewhat useless  i think alternaters are the way to go

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1974 ford pinto 4 15" punch Z power punch bd 1001 pioneer DEH-6700

We'll, I've had good luck with both. But I'm going to have a hard time finding a H.O. alternator that's over 170amps for my car. The amp for my subs takes 200 alone. Plus deck, lights, heater, etc.

200 amps thats a big draw what kind of amp do you have i installed a soundstream vangogh 1600.2 with a 5 fared cap and a long list of soundstream product in a 95 monte carlo i also installed a exide orbital battery and it still was not enough  and what kind of car do you have

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1974 ford pinto 4 15" punch Z power punch bd 1001 pioneer DEH-6700

Weel, speaking from experience, the chances of you using all of that amp on a continuous basis is pretty slim. I put a 165A in my Civic, along with the rest of my system, and it works fine. You will need a battery upgrade, and be sure to do your wiring under the hood also.

In answer to your question, "yes". All capacitors will "stiffen" the power supply, to a certain extent, but what you are asking about? I have yet to see any proof that they do all they say they will. They do not HURT, as some people believe, they are not an additional "load" as some people believe, but they are NOT the magic bullet. Start with your alternator - cram as big as you can get under your hood, upgrade the wiring, and battery, THEN if necessary, (it still will not fix all of the issues) add a cap.

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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."

Yea, I was jw. I'm gonna start with the wiring, add two batteries in the trunk, and run the old alternator 'till it burns up :D. I love doing that. 65 amps won't last long under 200+ amp load :P. Thanks guys.

Still havent gotten an answer on what vehilce, and what amps to get yrou 200 amp load.        We are currently running a kicker kx1200 and at shows we have ran 2 of them.     We run them ina 98 civic and we have ran it on the factory alternator.    No domming lights, no capacitor, so what is it?       We are running a kenetik hc1800 battery,    It has a burp discharge of 1800 amps   and a duty rationg of over 100 amps.     We can leave the vehicle 3/4 volume with the car off and it will play for 2 hours and not drop below 12.4 volts.

Kenetik batterys kick butt.    you could look into one of them, They work even better in use with a High amp Alt.     But will work good stand alone

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2009 0-1000 Trunk WR 154.0DB 2009 1001+ Trunk WR
2007 USACI World Champion
2007 World Record
2006 USACI Finals 2nd Place

Wow. This I'd like to see. Where can I get one of these batteries?

Also, it's an 87 Honda Accord and an Eclipse DA7232 amp.

I have the Eclipse DA7232 and the PA5422 with a 35 Farad Stinger Cap no problems here!! That DA7232 is one the best and most efficient amps I have ever seen...

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Eclipse "Approaching Perfection"

Try installing more then one alternator. It may require a custom mounting braket, but it can be done. That'll get you over the 200amp level that you "need"



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I'm look at a 20 farad cap. Overkill, but hey, at least I'll know it's big enough :P. Hey, is the PA5422 good? I'm looking for a good 4 channel amp for my components.

Who makes that amp, and could you supply a link to a site with detailed specs?

PA, hmm, Nakamichi has a PA line, that's the only PA amps I know of

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Eclipse isn't it?

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Yes, Eclipse.

https://www.electronicgiant.net/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1155

The best specs I can find is on the Eclipse site:
https://www.eclipse-web.com/amp/da7232.html

The 5422 is a good amp. If you want clean power to cover your componenst, without breaking the bank, this is the amp you need to look into.

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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."