What size capacitor will i need ?

Question

my system is made up of a 1000 watt amp with a 1200 watt sub. with 2 6x9's they atre about 250 watt. im just wandering what size capacitor i will need ? if anyone could help id be delighted

Answer 1

just get a 3 farad cap to cover it all

if anything 2.5 but more never hurts

Answer 2

don't waste your $$

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 3

1.5 farad

Answer 4

go to ebay and get 1 off of there the key of capacitance is matching it up with your watts get a 2 farad prob for the same price as a 1 dont get the 1 at walmart bc it is junk hope this helps