Should I get a capacitor for my sound system?

Question

I have heard from people that a capactor is good and then i have heard that you can just do other things that would be better than getting a capacitor. I have a 1997 audi a4 and the battery has already died on me once but i have already recharged it. I'm about to put in a 12" alpine type - x with an Alpine PDX-1.1000 Mono Amp. It's an old car with an old battery so i'm thinking that once i put this stuff in that it will completely drain my battery? What should I do? And where do you reccomend getting the extra items?

Answer 1

always upgrade your electrical system in this order:

1. the big 3

2. a good battery (optima or kinetic)

3. HO alt (if needed)

4. add more batteries (if still needed)

if you notice serious car audio competitors will never use a cap. they use racks of batteries for a reason. besides, for what you spend on a cap, you can easily spend it on upgrading properly. a cap will supply only short bursts of power to your amps. batteries and a good alt. will provide a constant supply to your entire car. also, a cap is useless unless you upgrade your big 3, a good battery and alt. anyways….adding an electrical component to an already struggling electrical system will only make matters worse. if you want to do some research, you can do a search here: http://www.caraudio.com/forum.

Answer 2

You could go with a capacitor, but you could just install an Optima battery. It has more cranking amps. You can find one at Wal-Mart, or Sams Club.