i just bought a capacitor but then i was told it needs to be charged before use or it will ruin it. the directions said nothing about this. its the digital readout type. any thoughts?
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cplkittle on 12/20/2007 11:13:17
Most of the newer capacitors have a built in resistor and will charge themselves once connected.
If it does not, a simple 12v light will work.. just use the light as an inline resistor and when the cap charges, the light will go dim.
krull on 12/20/2007 14:43:07
thanks for the info. got a bit of cash involved in my system, new i needed the cap. for my subs but never installed one before. i bet your right as the directions said nothing about pre-charging it. thanks again KRULL
kirchatndftbl on 12/21/2007 10:31:03
you dont really need the capacitor they dont really do much and can actually end up making you power loss worse
http://www.clubknowledge.com/cgi-bin/car_audio_faq/faq.cgi?g5316
Replies (3)
cplkittle on 12/20/2007 11:13:17
Most of the newer capacitors have a built in resistor and will charge themselves once connected.
If it does not, a simple 12v light will work.. just use the light as an inline resistor and when the cap charges, the light will go dim.
krull on 12/20/2007 14:43:07
thanks for the info. got a bit of cash involved in my system, new i needed the cap. for my subs but never installed one before. i bet your right as the directions said nothing about pre-charging it. thanks again KRULL
kirchatndftbl on 12/21/2007 10:31:03
you dont really need the capacitor they dont really do much and can actually end up making you power loss worse
http://www.clubknowledge.com/cgi-bin/car_audio_faq/faq.cgi?g5316
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