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buying new caps
Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2010 6:33 pm
by dontlookatme
my system has been sounding a little tired over the years. the car was in storage for almost 2 years because of a dui. and the rest of the time took care of my system not tinkering with it. or forcing it and playing good tones. so i think i wanna be better safe than sorry and replace the caps on all my ti amps.
this is what i have
500.4 x 4
600.2 x 3
1000.2 x 2
1200.1 x 1
what caps do i need to buy
Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2010 6:55 pm
by tonym
Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2010 7:00 pm
by dontlookatme
do they all use the same caps? where do i buy them?
Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2010 7:06 pm
by tonym
digikey.com
Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2010 7:59 pm
by Thunderdome
dontlookatme wrote:do they all use the same caps? where do i buy them?
just open them up and take a look then call up digi key and order em they,re pretty helpfull
Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2010 7:22 am
by 12voltjunky
Digi Key is a great company.
Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2010 9:34 am
by Eric D
None of those amps should need new caps. They are newer than when PG had all these cap problems.
Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2010 10:57 am
by dontlookatme
well if they are circa 2002 then doesnt that mean its close to the 10 year age of a cap n e ways?
Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2010 9:01 am
by Eric D
There are Rockford amps which are 20 years old and they don't have cap issues. PG used a manufacturer who apparently had a bad run of these, as they are the only amps I have seen with this level of cap problems. The Ti amps use a newer version of them, so they should not be a problem.
If you wish to replace them for peace of mind, then that is fine. However, replacing caps often causes other problems, so if an amp does not need them, I try to stress that people don't change them.