| Wing_of_Souls |
| I'm pretty new to the whole car audio scene but I'm learning quickly. I just have a quick question. Where would a capacitor be best; between the battery and distribution block, or, between the distribution block and the sub amp. Thank you. |
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| jackinnj |
| you have R * I^2 losses from the distribution block to the amplifier. any charge that the capacitor holds will be subject to this loss. better to put the caps closest to the amplifier. |
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| Wing_of_Souls |
| Great, quick follow up question. Is it just the subs that benefit from the cap? Or would a second cap between the distribution block and the amp powering the rear speakers help at all? |
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| Chupa |
im kinda new too car audio but i am going to school for eletrical eng....
wouldn’t a cap only be benifital if you were putting to big of a strain on your alternator? IE. When your subs hit your lights dim, so you put a cap in to help give that amp some extra juice when it needs. If this isn’t happening is there any benefit to a cap at all? Like I said, this is from an ee student perspective, not a car audio expert. |
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| supra94 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Wing_of_Souls
I'm pretty new to the whole car audio scene but I'm learning quickly. I just have a quick question. Where would a capacitor be best; between the battery and distribution block, or, between the distribution block and the sub amp. Thank you. |
that would be the best......my uncle put his there on his ford explorer. |
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| mr.niceguy |
| you might need bigger alt and wiring if your lights dim |
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