cap, second battery?
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Topic: cap, second battery?
Posted By: 410440
Subject: cap, second battery?
Date Posted: April 06, 2007 at 3:20 PM
How would one go about wiring a second battery into a system for a high drain audio system? should it be located under hood or should it be located in the trunk? any help would be appreciated. ------------- Matthew Robertson
Senior Installer
Best Buy Deerfoot Meadows
Calgary, AB, Canada
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Posted By: Velocity Motors
Date Posted: April 06, 2007 at 5:19 PM
Location depends on if you have room in the engine bay or if you do not, then you will need to place it in the back of the vehicle. You will also need the use of a multi battery isolator so each battery is charged equally.
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Jeff
Velocity Custom Home Theater
Mobile Audio/Video Specialist
Morden, Manitoba CANADA
Posted By: jeffchilcott
Date Posted: April 06, 2007 at 6:24 PM
410440 wrote:
high drain audio system?
If you have a high demand, you need to supply that high demand, the only thing in your car that creates power is your alternator. Have you thought about that first? ------------- 2009 0-1000 Trunk WR 154.0DB 2009 1001+ Trunk WR
2007 USACI World Champion
2007 World Record
2006 USACI Finals 2nd Place
Posted By: Velocity Motors
Date Posted: April 06, 2007 at 7:03 PM
Jeff your alive !! Good to hear from you again. Ready for this years comps ?
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Jeff
Velocity Custom Home Theater
Mobile Audio/Video Specialist
Morden, Manitoba CANADA
Posted By: banton
Date Posted: April 08, 2007 at 1:19 AM
this is actually a question i was planning to ask. my lights dim and rmps fall every time my basslines drop so i thought and then was advised to install a cap. after i ordered it though somebody else (who may have just been jealous because i'm getting a cap before him) said i would need to increase the size of my alternator. now i was already planning to put in a bigger battery when i installed the cap, but would the capacitor be useless if i keep my stock alternator?
Posted By: Velocity Motors
Date Posted: April 08, 2007 at 10:19 AM
The cap will really not do that much for your system because the cap still needs to be charged by the alternator after it discharges. Install a larger alternator and this will be the best bang for your buck.
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Jeff
Velocity Custom Home Theater
Mobile Audio/Video Specialist
Morden, Manitoba CANADA
Posted By: banton
Date Posted: April 08, 2007 at 3:26 PM
so does that mean my headlights will still dim when the bass drops or will i constantly have to wait for the cap to recharge during use?
Posted By: aznboi3644
Date Posted: April 09, 2007 at 1:03 AM
sell that cap...buy some wire and ring terminals.
and upgrade your big three if you haven't.
All of my experiences with caps in my friends cars are horrible...caps are useless...unless you just wanna use one as power distribution to multiple amps
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