Car Audio Question

[Bones1]

I've heard of putting big capacitors onto amplifiers to get the needed juice when playing a song with mega bass.

I was wondering should I spend the $150-300 on a car audio name or go with a high capacitance one from like a elcectrical store. Or does it matter???

Also what would you recommed a 1F cap or what?

I really noticed this since I got 2 new amplifiers and looking on my dash as soon as the music hits a low note or many (thump thump) my volt meter dances around.

And if I get one of those how would it be hooked up? In series or parallel?

Thanks

Jim

[originel]

hehe, fun. i would recommend getting a car audio name, even if only because i don't know where you could find a 1F cap somewhere else. to give you an idea, radioshack sells caps in pF (picofarads), which is (if i remember right) 1 x 10 ^-10 or 0.00000000001 farads. you only need one per sub (btw how powerful are they?), and AFAIK they would be hooked up in series with the power, and not linked together. my only concern is you gotta get the right size cap for your amp. also be careful not to overwork your alternator.

[crazyray]

Consider buying a cap ONLY if you are experiencing problems with your lights dimming on big bass hits.

There are perfectly acceptable "generic" caps out there. Check

www.mcmelectronics.com
www.partsexpress.com

[Bones1]

Thanks for the link crazyray. They (parts express) have some cool stuff.

Jim