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OrangeCounty58 · 03-15-2003, 08:31 PM

[quote]Originally posted by mat seely:
<strong>in my opinion caps are way to high priced for what they can do, your lookin at about $100 per farad of cap for something good, and that will only help if your wattages are all under 1000 watts. if you dont have more farad than what wattage you have per 1000 watts then all your doing is causing more of a strain..

i always had better luck with just adding a second battery for $80 go to autozone and buy a duralast gold..</strong><hr></blockquote>

a 2nd battery still wont eliminate power surges, and I dont know about most people, if i add a battery for my stereo system, that also get charged by my alternator. if my main battery dies i can use my stereo battery to start my ride. didnt understand what you wrote on the last part, put adding capacitors will not put a "strain" on your system at all. analogous to adding an extra fuel tank to your ride, as long as its wired up properly, it wont effect any performance of your car.

03-15-2003, 08:31 PM	#17 (permalink)
OrangeCounty58 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Orange County Posts: 101	[quote]Originally posted by mat seely: <strong>in my opinion caps are way to high priced for what they can do, your lookin at about $100 per farad of cap for something good, and that will only help if your wattages are all under 1000 watts. if you dont have more farad than what wattage you have per 1000 watts then all your doing is causing more of a strain.. i always had better luck with just adding a second battery for $80 go to autozone and buy a duralast gold..</strong><hr></blockquote> a 2nd battery still wont eliminate power surges, and I dont know about most people, if i add a battery for my stereo system, that also get charged by my alternator. if my main battery dies i can use my stereo battery to start my ride. didnt understand what you wrote on the last part, put adding capacitors will not put a "strain" on your system at all. analogous to adding an extra fuel tank to your ride, as long as its wired up properly, it wont effect any performance of your car.