Farad Car Audio
Farad Car Audio
Advice for my Car Audio setup?
Well currently know little to none about car electronics but I was think about having this setup
Dynamat Extreme
2 12" Kicker l7's
Power Acoustik PCX-10F 10 Farad Capacitor
2 VOLFENHAG ZX-8400 2000W 2-Channel Amplifiers
I am planning to use this setup for like just loud bass and small parties, is there anything I should change out?
Please no advice on grounding, wires, fuses ect.
do u have an ac to dc converter?
an ac set up could be better but an ac to dc set up with a converter could be fun supplying a party of muisic, the sad fact is a car audio system can only go so far unless it has a power supply.
think again, 2 hours at best, could use extra batteries but a power supply might work, 3 to 5 hundred dollars..
and that is my 3 cents.
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After you have discharged the capacitor due to heavy power draw, the capacitor will need to recharge. How does it recharge? Well, the capacitor sits in between your battery and your amplifier. Once the capacitor is discharged, it will attempt to charge itself by drawing power from your battery. Then, when the amp needs power, the capacitor will supply current from the battery as well as any "extra" current it has saved up. Once its discharged, the vicious cycle continues.
Most common car audio capacitors are rated at 1 farad, while I've seen some reach as high as 5, 10, 20, and higher. No matter how high the rating, a capacitor will still hamper performance. This is because capacitors cannot supply the needed current for any extended duration of time. When your amplifier needs current, it will suck the capacitor dry in less than one second, leaving your capacitor to use your battery to charge up again. Once the capacitor is charged, that extra current can then be transferred onto the amp.
See where I'm going now? If a capacitor can only hold a charge for less than one second, while drawing substantial amounts of current from your battery in an attempt to charge back up while delaying power the amp, then what is the point? There is none. Capacitors are known in the car audio community as a marketing ploy to make people think they need something, when in reality, they really don't. Take your money and invest it in a second battery. A capacitor these days runs between $50-$80. Add a few more dollars and you can get a second battery, which will supply your amplifier with much more power than a capacitor ever could, while not straining your electrical system.
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