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    i used a 1/2 farad cap years ago in my s10 because i hated the dimming lights from my system when driving at night , i also had a optima red top battery and i upgraded the alternator to the power everything option since my truck was manual windows and locks....

    oh and the cap solved the diming light issues the other stuff may have been a waste.some people call caps a band aid, i call them perfectly fine for the average guy on a budget,not everyone is in it to win big boom boom contests..
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    Quote Originally Posted by THEONE View Post
    i used a 1/2 farad cap years ago in my s10 because i hated the dimming lights from my system when driving at night , i also had a optima red top battery and i upgraded the alternator to the power everything option since my truck was manual windows and locks....

    oh and the cap solved the diming light issues the other stuff may have been a waste.some people call caps a band aid, i call them perfectly fine for the average guy on a budget,not everyone is in it to win big boom boom contests..
    I used 2 30 farad caps in my truck along with batteries. Just because you have a h/o alt and batteries doesn't mean that your electrical problems are gone. BIG MISCONCEPTION, Infact most times people use opimas and not true car audio batteries. This still leaves a big problem rapid release. truth be told a cap for a system under 1000 rms will generally do the trick 9 times out of ten. When I added my caps I went from having 2 batts and running 15 volts and still had light dimming. added the caps and bamm fixed! infact my voltages doesn't drop down past 12.6 volts now. I also gained 1.3 db's on the TL. If you want a cap I have a 30 farad cap. I'd let it go for 65. Its got the digital read outs as well lol but still. Its a good cap and still clean!

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