On Thu, 18 Jan 2001, Douglas Sisson wrote:
> I have a 1 farad capacitor that I got for free from a guy I put
> a stereo in for. Unfortunately, he had no idea how to hook it up, had
> no owners manual, installation hardware, and he was not even positive
> whether it was really for use in a 12 volt car stereo. I would like
> to add it to my stereo system in my 405. I currently run two amps
> that together run about 520 wats RMS. Any help with this would be
> greatly appreciated.
> I am a decent stereo installer, but I have never learned hard core
> technical stuff. The numbers on the capacitor are like greek to
> me.
> There are two connectors on the top, one marked '+' and the other not
> marked. I usually see, in magazines, caps with 3 connectors on the top.
> What may I be missing? I have a 4 gauge power line running that is fused
> directly after the battery and goes into a independently fused four-way
> distribution block (located in the trunk), which then goes on to the amps
> with separate 8 gauge wires. Which direction and where would I hook the
> cap to the power wire coming from the battery to the amps?
The capacitor is another storage device like a battery but supplies short
term bursts of high energy in the this application. Mount it as close as
you can to the amps. It will provide the "big blat of joules (energy)" on
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