Phoenix Gold Phorum

k first of all i know i should do the BIG 3 but like this is a shit car that im using for one year and i dont have any like bat or alt upgrades or notihng.

i have 600rms mono amp class-d and i might put a cap on it just to stop the dimin because dimin lights is not cool (for all u ricers)

i wanna know if a 0.5 cap is good enough just to like work the way i want it to. i obvisouly aint expecting better performance cz iknow caps are the biggest waste of money ha... k well heres the breakdown..

i can get a 0.5 cap for real cheap brand new and i dont wanna spend money on a 1.0cap that cost more then double the price.. so any advice or experience. im just worried cz i know its 0.5=500rms so i dont want this cap to like downgrade my sound if anything unno.

hnx alot in advance.,,
joe

cornilion wrote:k first of all i know i should do the BIG 3 but like this is a shit car that im using for one year and i dont have any like bat or alt upgrades or notihng.

i have 600rms mono amp class-d and i might put a cap on it just to stop the dimin because dimin lights is not cool

Why don't you just do the big 3? It essentially optimizes your alternator charging circuit for full output, & helps the return ground path from your amplifier to the battery.

I would think it might be even cheaper than a cap. If you have done your own installs most of the time you would have small sections of wiring laying around, but even if you have to buy the wiring, I can't imagine being all that expensive. Its 2 short section of ground going from the battery to body and the engine to body, plus a wire to battery to alternator. Maybe the alternator wire could be a bit long because if the alternator is on the other side of the engine compartment.

A cap is going to be a band aid that probably won't fully solve your problem anyways.

To stop the dimming make sure your gains are set correctly. If you have them to high and are running the amp into clipping, you're dropping the efficiency on it down into the 20's or teens.

Turn you HU up as loud as you'll ever listen, and set your gains at that level.