Capacitor/ Amp

[kenjin]

ok..well im still new at audio stuff so can anyone or some tell me what a Capacitor do??...and i notice some amps have more channels than other..what does the channels do anyways??

[CustomLowz]

ok..well im still new at audio stuff so can anyone or some tell me what a Capacitor do??...and i notice some amps have more channels than other..what does the channels do anyways??

A capacitor is an electrical device that can store energy in the electric field between a pair of closely spaced conductors....
s are used to store extra energy for the amplifier to draw on demand. Capacitors are useful because they can reduce the voltage loss (small margin) on the other electrical components in the car. These large capacitors may not cure headlight and/or interior light dimming as this is a sign of too little amperage from the alternator. A capacitor is only good so far as the audio system isn't trying to pull too much from the electrical system. A capacitor doesn't provide more power, it's designed to 'stiffen' the voltage to the amp, nothing else. If the current isn't there, a cap won't help. The alternator must have at least 20% more amperage power than the entire vehicle and sound system combined for a capacitor to be of benefit which is ironically the same requirements for an amp to be efficient.
A rule of thumb is that 0.5 faradFarad

The farad is the SI unit of capacitance. ...
of capacitance is needed for every 500 watts of power in your audio system. A capacitor does not affect sound in any way. It is strictly for power conditioning.

[hybrid90accord]

in 9-10 cases you dont need a cap. Use your money on a better alt or battery

[sonikaccord]

ok..well im still new at audio stuff so can anyone or some tell me what a Capacitor do??...and i notice some amps have more channels than other..what does the channels do anyways??

The channels are basically a set of positive and negative outputs. The more channels you have, the more individual speakers you can connect to the amp.

[garreth8tsu]

something i found out is after you spend all this money on your system and buy a new batt and alt your lights are still dimming.. the one really good way to help stop that is to bump up you guage of wire.4,2,0 are thick and it has alot looser current running through it. my lights were dimming just on 2400 watts i moved up to 4800 then went to a 0g and my lights wont dim i also see people put shalow mount or motorcycle batteries in the back of the car with a 0g setup and it seems to help!

[PalmerCB7]

something i found out is after you spend all this money on your system and buy a new batt and alt your lights are still dimming.. the one really good way to help stop that is to bump up you guage of wire.4,2,0 are thick and it has alot looser current running through it. my lights were dimming just on 2400 watts i moved up to 4800 then went to a 0g and my lights wont dim i also see people put shalow mount or motorcycle batteries in the back of the car with a 0g setup and it seems to help!

what does that have to do with explaining what a cap and channels on an amp are?

[kenjin]

well thanks alot guys...i guess i was pretty stupid not knowing those kind of stuff...thanks..

[loud92CB7]

my lights were dimming just on 2400 watts i moved up to 4800 then went to a 0g and my lights wont dim i also see people put shalow mount or motorcycle batteries in the back of the car with a 0g setup and it seems to help!

i wanna see this 4800 watt setup

[sonikaccord]

i wanna see this 4800 watt setup

x2

[loud92CB7]

x2

i am gonna call

[hybrid90accord]

it consists of 6 america pro amp that do 8,000 watts max and 321rms @.7ohm at 14.96 volts, With 5 12" pyramid "super blues"=48000watts max and i call B.S at @ 1ohms

[sonikaccord]

it consists of 6 america pro amp that do 8,000 watts max and 321rms @.7ohm at 14.96 volts, With 5 12" pyramid "super blues"=48000watts max and i call B.S at @ 1ohms

.....the pyramid super blues are sooooo underated. They put out way more than 10kw each.

[hybrid90accord]

I though i was the only one who remembered the pyramid super blue's the only subs i have know to have a life time warranty, lol

[loud92CB7]

lmao .... ASSHOLES!!! haha

[pear_b]

for a capacitor to work, your voltage would have already dropped. Wait a second isnt the purpose of a capacitor to prevent this voltage drop? That is why capacitors FAIL!!! Buy a small battery, Powermaster, Kinetik, or a yellowtop will do the trick.