capacitor

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Forum Name: Car Audio
Forum Discription: Car Stereos, Amplifiers, Crossovers, Processors, Speakers, Subwoofers, etc.
URL: https://www.the12volt.com/installbay/forum_posts.asp?tid=92580
Printed Date: May 12, 2024 at 10:16 PM

Topic: capacitor

Posted By: csnut18
Subject: capacitor
Date Posted: April 05, 2007 at 5:53 PM

Hi this is probably a very simple question for somebody who has done this before to answer. Also I am just looking for help with installing this, so you guys don't have to tell me your opinions on capacitors. I currently have a kicker zx700.5 amp installed with a regular 4 gauge amplifier kit. I would like to add a capacitor. My question is, what equipment must I purchase along with the capacitor to be able to smoothly integrate it into my install. Lets for argument sake say that the cap I am purchasing only comes with mounting equipment and a charging resistor. I am assuming I have to purchase 4 gauge ring terminals along with at least 3 feet of power wire and 3 feet of ground wire to go from the cap to the amp. Ok so is their anything else I have to buy besides the ring terminals and wire? Also do the wires even connect to the cap using ring terminals? I may be wrong altogether. Is their room on top of say a 2 farad cap to terminate 3 wires, 1 coming from the batt and 2 going to more than one amp say I would want to upgrade in the future.

Thank you so much in advance

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Posted By: stevdart
Date Posted: April 05, 2007 at 8:14 PM

Your cap didn't come with any instructions? How would the forum know how much room there is on this cap? But just to the point of where to put it: directly in front of and close to the sub amplifier(s). Ground the cap to the floor chassis separately, although some people use a common ground point for cap and amp. Since this cap is in parallel with the amp on the main power wire, no additional power wire is needed. The cap does not need to be connected with any other amplifiers besides the sub amp.

https://www.partsexpress.com/resources/capsetup.html

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Posted By: csnut18
Date Posted: April 06, 2007 at 2:24 AM

Ok so you just connect the main fused power wire directly from the main power wire to the cap and then you run a 3ft power wire from the cap to the amp. Do you terminate the connection to the cap with crimp connectors? Thank you

Posted By: coppellstereo
Date Posted: April 06, 2007 at 10:26 AM

yep, crimp ring terminals or set screw type.

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Posted By: csnut18
Date Posted: April 07, 2007 at 12:35 AM

thank you