Well, I just got my capacitor in the mail today. I just wanted to make sure that i put it in right. I have to charge it first?? It came with a resistor for charging. How do i charge it?

 

??? Hook it up, crank your car and go.


You don't have to charge it first.

 

if its new your supposed to take the little light buld thing and hook one side to your power and the other side to the + side of the cap, the light will glow and slowly burn out when it burns out the cap is charged. (you have to have the other side of the cap hooked up first) so its like a normal install you just put the bulb beween the cap and power for a few seconds. After you do this is never has to be done again even if it dies a million times. Im not sure the significance of this i just know thats what you supposed to do, i normally suggest more money worthy products, caps are pretty much a waste of money.[/align]

 

Just buy a new battery.

 

my battery is pratically brand new. Everytime the bass hits my lights dim. and a cap is cheaper than a new battery or bigger alternator.

 

A cap is worthless to you.

Upgrade the Big 3 then come back, and tell us if your lights are dimming.

 

You need to hit it with either a bolt of lightning or you have to use plutonium.

come on...someone had to make a flux capicator joke... it's no more useless than a real one, lol.

 

batteries are great, but a capacitor will discharge a larger amount of energy quicker. this is important to keep a clean steady signal to the amp when its bumping. so even if you HAVE an extra battery you should have a cap anyways.

i have never seen a light bulb, but they do usually come with resistors. you need to use it the first time so it doesnt load the cap with juice too quickly. hooking it up directly to full power would be like hooking a car battery charger to a AAA battery and putting it on boost. (not that great of an idea LOL)

 

Let me state it again.

A capacitator is useless.

It is nothing compared to a new battery.

The altenator charges the cap.

 

umm, and i'll state again that a cap discharges its juice quicker than a battery. when the bass goes BOOM it needs the power as quickly as possible to not strain the alternator, amp, and the rest of the electronics in the car.

YES a bigger alternator is a great thing to buy, and adding an extra battery is wonderful. but that doesnt make a capacitor useless or worthless.