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BrianG · 12.22.2008, 04:45 AM

Well, those car audio shops are wrong. I hate places that spew blanket statements like that, especially when false. If they are having charging system issues, then the only thing a cap might do is mask it. I suppose it's just a matter of understanding what a cap is, how/where to use them, and what it can and cannot do.

For me, it's just to iron out the peak pulses in current, and it works great for the power levels I run and how I use the system.

About the quick charge/discharge issue: That's another reason why I was leaning towards a low-esr cap bank instead of one large one (that and space constraints). Just using multiple caps that total the same value as one large one has better transient response. And the use of low-esr caps reduces that resistance your peers refer to.

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BrianG RC-Monster Admin Offline Posts: 14,609 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Des Moines, IA	12.22.2008, 04:45 AM Well, those car audio shops are wrong. I hate places that spew blanket statements like that, especially when false. If they are having charging system issues, then the only thing a cap might do is mask it. I suppose it's just a matter of understanding what a cap is, how/where to use them, and what it can and cannot do. For me, it's just to iron out the peak pulses in current, and it works great for the power levels I run and how I use the system. About the quick charge/discharge issue: That's another reason why I was leaning towards a low-esr cap bank instead of one large one (that and space constraints). Just using multiple caps that total the same value as one large one has better transient response. And the use of low-esr caps reduces that resistance your peers refer to.