▶️Amplifier Capacitor Installation "How To"⚡

[@Nthefastlane]

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[@robertserkosky5442]

Install amp 2 channel and a sub cab Toyota Tacoma

[@robertserkosky5442]

Install 2 channel amp and subwoofer in a single cab Toyota tacoma

[@robertserkosky5442]

We're do you put it

[@paulleech6412]

Capacitors 101. For all the newbies, hell that probably includes me. Say you have a sweet ride, you're not going to run it through the carwash. You do it yourself. Now you got the car all soapy and sudsy. You go to use the water hose to rinse it off but the water pressure is terrible. Like you're trying to rinse off your car with a bad showerhead. What do you do, you grab an empty bucket and let it fill with the water all the way to the top. You take that water bucket and splash down the roof with one or two big passes just blasting the soapy water away. That's kinda how a capacitor works. Your capacitor is a lifeless bucket your battery is constantly filling up with water and the water overflows out the top to your amplifiers keeping them going. At one point your amplifier says we gonna need a shitload of water to keep this bass note flowing. Cool. BASS note is gonna hit hard. The capacitor water is just sucked out of it for that note. Almost have the bucket is gone. But the water keeps flowin into it and none of the other systems, headllights, leds, cell phone charger, ac blower motor, They're all drinking from the same hose too but since the capacitor was full of water, it was able to dish it out and nobody else new it cause it had some to spare.

[@huntergardner597]

Perfect explanation

[@ChemTheCourier]

Cool man, stupid simple just what I needed thanks for that.

[@bossman2108]

1:30 I’ve had the same exact problem. Ended up buying a capacitor. Solved the problem. Very informative video 👍🏿

[@blakemusser2615]

Thanks!

[@Nthefastlane]

Thank you Blake!

[@thesilentobserver93]

Coming from someone who just hooked this same thing up yesterday, you are supposed to charge it up until the LED quits flashing, as per the instructions that came in the packaging. If you become impatient and don't want to hold it (it only takes about 30 seconds to a minute), then just wrap one end of the resister to the positive terminal of the cap, and the other end to the positive cable coming from the battery. I just let it sit for a minute while I went back inside to take care of something really fast. Wasn't worried about draining my battery down too far by accident, since I was using my car audio battery which I have isolated from the starting battery when the vehicle is off. Otherwise, I really like how your install looks. Much cleaner than my own. lol.

[@DJDOUBLE077]

I've used caps in the past but I usually build my systems with alternator output in mind.. High current alternator is they way to go if it's in the budget.

[@michaelcondit5288]

Dont know why, but i like your style, if the shit works it works, no need to get all technical with a little 2 sub setup imo, all the shit laying around in the car looks like mine, subscribed lol

[@xrod666]

Caps are only good for quick slaps but as soon as a long bass note comes up it does not have time to charge back up then it also becomes a load to the electrical system. That's why is wise to upgrade the alternator or add a battery

[@chrismilner2172]

These are the facts right here...well said. My 425 amp alternator arrives next week (dedicated to stereo, 2 alt set up 😁 1 battery yellow top😉 no caps. The long bass note is exactly what happens, and then the caps never catch up....👍

[@-WolfMan-]

Yep - The only Real way to have Actual Power is for the Power to Already BE THERE ... Get yourself a Realistic Alternator, Upgrade that Battery and Every Cable you've got under your Hood and There Ya Go! That Capacitor is intended only for sudden Quick Drops (if any) in Voltage. It is NOT a Regulator, it's only a Buffer. It's meant to activate only when Voltage drops below a certain Threshold. A Capacitor is NOT an Alternator "alternative".

[@cgrenesh]

can you answer this? i recently purchased a capacitor (Sound Storm C22 2 Farad ) with 16v to 24v surge. i have a 12v battery in my car. will this capacitor work with 12v system?

[@2011wideglide]

I am new to using a capacitor. My question was going to be will the lcd screen go off and always pull voltage when the battery is connected. But I see you say it will go to “sleep” and the screen will go off. Also after I charged mine within a few seconds it started discharging and then says low. Does it discharge that quick once I disconnect the diode from charging?

[@josepeixoto3384]

06:00 I'd do it the other way around, lightly grip the wire in the vise,and leave the terminal out to solder; this way the plastic will not get burned as much, *AND* the terminal will heat up faster and more uniformely, since the vise won't be robbing the heat. At least,grab the terminal by the very tip of the ring, that works too.

[@DJDOUBLE077]

I solder vertically so solder can easily flow with gravity.

[@louiebenavidez1946]

Keep it up people will always have something to say good job

[@vinnyl9776]

I don’t have a wire running from my negative battery terminal except for the one to start the car obviously but I have a ground wire drilled into my trunk will that work as a negative?

[@patrickzwart4563]

yes it works fine

[@HKvsGlock]

Upgrading the alternator is a way better choice. Most capacitors are just trash, and running multiple batteries won't help if the alternator is too weak to charge the batteries.

[@SpenserRoger]

HKvsGlock I don't think it's a choice of one over the other.

[@farrucoayala7301]

HKvsGlock

[@SlammedBeretta]

You also need good batteries and a battery isolator for the batteries running the sound system!

[@noturfriend421]

I was just going to comment about upgrading the alternator. An 80 or 90 amp alternator just won't hold up long term even when using a cap... I've never had any issue with a single battery and a 140-160 amp alternator.

[@baadkittymeow1306]

I got a 240 amp alternator and only a stock battery, I’m gonna upgrade to a optima yellow top battery and see if I still need a capacitor

[@timmyscott6564]

Will you show the video of you holding the RESISTOR across the terminals of a fully charged cap?......please?

[@d.j.9961]

I have had many set up's in several vehicle's & I always s come back to a 92 Pontiac Grand-am that I once had with a decent set up & even though I was drawing MORE AMP'S then what my alternator put out,( I was drawing 127 amp's on a 120 amp alternator) I added a 1 farrod cap & NEVER HAD AN ISSUE WITH HEADLIGHT'S DIMMING! HOW THAT IS POSSIBLE, IT IS NOT BUT, SOMEHOW IT WORKED! I RAN TWO 1,000 CCA BATTERY'S W/1 FARROD CAP & THAT PONTIAC HIt HARD!!! now I have a focus w/ Memphis srx 5000.1 & 2-12's & 1 farrod cap & MAN DO MY HEADLIGHTS DIM! I NEED A BETTER ALTERNATOR BAD!!!

[@2ix300]

Any idea on why my capacitor has a blinking red line and no numbers and the bass nor audio will come out the speakers

[@AlaapStudio]

Is the capacitor both terminal will always connected with bettery..?? coz amp has remote switch to on

[@shahjamal123]

Please share song name which is play for bass test duration 12:13 Thanks

[@bradbourque8632]

I got two 12 inc audiobahn in a bandpass box with a 600 wat amp im not gettin anything do i need a xapacitor?

[@mrpotat680]

You need a bigger "wat" amp

[@ygbodybuilder3023]

What if I have two amps and both amps wired tons fuse distributor

[@greenlanosbyzeko4995]

my amp turn on protected mode (red light) when i turn up volume ? i dont know if I could get a capistor

[@SpenserRoger]

Omar Khaled Your gain is probably set to high

[@cielomelgoza4003]

Omar Khaled. cheap ass amp bro, up grade

[@greenlanosbyzeko4995]

Cielo Melgoza im from Egypt and amp is so expensive here .. i got a Japanese one 940watt 4 ch and its pretty cool but i cant put on 1 channel more than one speaker but its work when i play it in series wire

[@grimreaper7862]

Omar Khaled amps are expensive everywhere lol

[@greenlanosbyzeko4995]

Daniel Lloyd at least 2000 l.e for good one ?

[@codyxking4556]

is it bad if you didnt charge your campacitor. ? when i first got mine, i just hooked it straight up to my amp and battery and it show my voltage. i never knew you had to charged it. i was woundering why it came with resisder. so doesnt it really matter to charge it. idk if my is working right. cuz i didnt charged it

[@Hexafluorosilicic_Acid]

I think you can short your circuit if you don't charge it. Empty capacitors act as short circuits in the first milliseconds when you connect it to the power supply and could burn your circuit breakers or other electrics that are in that circuit and have no breakers. Correct me if I'm wrong.

[@williamlynch6095]

Hey is that the same solder and flux you use on copper pluming please. I like the way your installing thanks

[@ronaldwardiii7881]

No use rosin core not acid core

[@wyzmaro9774]

11:10 That's what she said. Good Video! Surprised the hell out of me with a Turbo under the hood!

[@bojanblazevski7829]

hello, I bought a crunch cr1000, I set it up as it was written in the prospectus. But the light is still flashing. I have a blaupunkt gta 4 special 750w amplifier and hifonics zxi12bp (1000w/500rms) subwoofer. Please help.

[@Hexafluorosilicic_Acid]

I think you need a new battery or better alternators for your car.

[@TatzzmTatzz]

hey just wanted to hit ya up to say thanks for the helpful vid, i learned alot from it cause i had the same problem as you with sub cutting off at high volume so after this vid i feel ready to install my capasitor to i was nervous cause i tried one years ago and almost blew up my whole system so thank you for your helpful vids,Dave

[@ReeceRamsey]

Can't wait to hear that new turbo in action! Another good video man

[@Nthefastlane]

I know Reece! Trust me,I'm itching to get into boost again. Thanks Buddy :)

[@kkhalifah1019]

What ohm resistor will I need?

[@pspgamerserjio]

will this help in my car i have this exact capacitor but in my car i have 2 ,12 inch jl audio sub woofers in my car and i think my jl audio amp is 500w peak im not sure though but when i have the subs going my lights will dim when i turn the steering wheel and my car will almost start to die... almost like it will hit 1,000 rpms then go back to regular ideling but when im driving its all normal and i have a 2011 nissan juke

[@pspgamerserjio]

and do i have to do that activation?

[@RockfordF150Bass]

Serjio Blockus caps are a waste of money get yourself a good Agm battery and do the big 3 under the hood ,it will make a world of difference!!!

[@RockfordF150Bass]

Serjio Blockus look up big 3 or even big 4 on KZbin ,there's alot of helpful videos on it . Just doing the big 3 will give you at least 25% more power from your alternator

[@jerkzer]

So your radio will shut off before I have a 2019 malibu with a 3500 watts hyfonics Gemini 35th edition and my radio turns off at times

[@pax84111]

I'm here for Dim headlights..also my odometer is dimming n blanking but that might be a separate issue, but at the Same time tho?

[@youngkingoni7679]

So you basically use the amp to charge your capacitor?

[@DavidMartinez-ok3tt]

Do you need to have the fuse on power wire in when you charge the capacitor

[@CORNHUSKMCGRAW]

No

[@keneilbryan1617]

Hey do you have a link to where you buy that capacitor?

[@KevinBrown-yn5mt]

Walmart I just got the same one

[@UltraCon79]

Let's say I have a distribution fuse block coming of the battery splitting through 2 separate fuses for 2 amps; do I just parallel after my fuse for my monoblock?

[@sp00f34]

no clue man

[@kyleloosemore3702]

Love the car man!

[@Nthefastlane]

Thanks Kyle!

[@harryjones2420]

I lost the small packet with the diode in it. How do I charge it?

[@Nthefastlane]

Hi Harry! I was incorrect when I said "diode", you're supposed to charge it with a resistor. I corrected it with a text pop up in the video. I just pinned a link to the top comment for the resistor you need to charge the amplifier capacitor. Hope this helps.

[@johnlwangasi4137]

Qn. What are you doing with the Sony subs?

[@Zschneider91]

does it matter which leads go on first or rather on top of one another on the capacitor ? ex: first positive on the capacitor come from the batter, then the power wire that sits on top that leads out to your amp? sorry if i didnt explain that right, just trying to make sure i dont blow up my system when i install one lol.

[@mikeklassen6230]

Would it work with a 2010 dodge avenger rt I have a 12 inch mtx sub and amp and a capacitor

[@rmark1083]

Type of vehicle is irrelevant. Whatever you do don't follow this video. Capacitor ground is not supposed to come directly from the battery ground.

[@Channel0002]

Nthefastlane good vid👍. I got a question, I got a 1100RMS amp and when I’m cruising around the bass never cuts out no matter how loud I have it. But when I come to a complete stop and my vehicles RPMs get low the bass cuts out if I have my system turned up. Will a capacitor help get rid of this problem? If so what size capacitor should I get? If a capacitor won’t help in this situation what do you think will fix this problem?

[@lettzagobrandonyeeyee4309]

Capacitor ,yellow top optima battery ,high out put alternator for maximum performance

[@alanmeneses6831]

Hola, yo instale todo y el capacitor se recalento, hasta llegó a tirar humo tan solo conectando el positivo. Por que puede ser ?

[@ItsJustChase]

I see that b series in that civic, nice

[@saviomascarenhas9127]

Hi mate can I power up my AMP with cigarette lighter with capisito

[@TRAVIS-L]

is it mandatory that you half to have one i have a 98 ford explorer eddie bauer with a 3000 watt pyle amp with two kenwood 12 inch subs

[@mistanotu8791]

Lol I got 3 batteries, big 3 and my lights still dim, looked it up and apparently it's a problem with 04 trailblazers even without high powered amps. My voltage doesn't drop below 14 on the volt meter when bumping 3k watts but lights still dim

[@rmark1083]

Headlights Dimming doesn't sound normal to me. Have you checked for any TSB's since your last message. I looked it up too and gm does say it's normal 😂 but come on! They said it's normal, so it must be normal. Right? I used to be a Chevy/gm guy back when I was 10 in the 90s. They are shit these days including back in 2000's. Purchased a used tiny ass 02 Toyota echo back in 2014 and I ran that thing to almost 300,000 and sold it to someone else. I moved on up to an 08 Toyota Avalon and WOW! Only things I've had to repair on them were alternators and an O2 sensor or two. Oh and a intake manifold gasket on the echo. Don't get me started on these 2.4 Buicks. They consume more oil than a diesel engine runaway.

[@CabezaDePistacho]

hello NTHEFastLane, can i use a capacitor even though i dont got a amplifier? i do have some 12v leds, windshield wipers, heater defroster running very ofter and i got a small battery.. will it help??

[@Basshead304]

Can 1 compasiter run 2 small amps

[@baladar1353]

*WARNING!* Experts below.

[@gtavtheavengergunnerlegend3340]

Lmao. Ikr

[@country_fresh_9194]

i have a 94 explorer with a 180amp alternator, led lights in and out and 90w led headlights and im running a sony 4200 headunit, four 6.5 sonys, four power acoustik tweets, two 15" qpowers and a 4000w ssl evo amp and i dont have any battery issues

[@chrisnas1483]

ok, if you have hid's and they dont dim out, but your gauges and dome light dims out... dont you probably need a cap?

[@quinncywoods684]

chris smith I have a nice setup in my car and none of my lights dims at all

[@ruelferrer7719]

What is the name of that resistor you use dude?thanks a lot...

[@coledunn58]

how important is that resistor ? mine didn't come with one , what happens if I just hook it up? sorry I'm not a professional lol

[@zanemontgomery2]

did you ever find the answer to this question?

[@duanemcdonald1715]

What is the name of the song he played vat the end and thx for the video

[@gokuvelasco5251]

I got a question. Im going to install 2 15in subs with a 3500w or 4000w amp. Would i need an extra battery or can a capacitor do the same job?

[@ThingsWithMotors]

Goku Velasco if you have to ask, I’m assuming you’re not getting an amp that can put out anywhere near 4000w or even 3000w. But if you’re getting an amp that can actually do that kind of power, you’ll need a better alternator at the very least. Invest in a “Big 3” upgrade and a higher output alternator. That kind of power will require true 1/0 wire, OFC if you want to avoid having your car burn to the ground.

[@gokuvelasco5251]

@@ThingsWithMotors so just to make sure, an alternator should be all i need?

[@ThingsWithMotors]

Goku Velasco well maybe not even that, what amp are you looking at getting?

[@gokuvelasco5251]

@@ThingsWithMotors 4000w

[@espaciodevideosdetodotipoe9220]

Buen video. Yo tengo el capacitor boss 10000 faradios. Y me queda la luz led fija y no va al ritmo de la música.. y no se porque. O abra sido el cable mal puesto.:(

[@CabezaDePistacho]

hello, do you know where i can find a resistor. im installing my capacitor in a different car but i dont have the resistor anymore. i dont even know how its called. there is a bunch of different types

[@Tonymontana-rn3si]

Alexander Sánchez Nanchez u can use s tester

[@toddconrad1426]

Use a small light bulb like a interior bulb that you can Gerry and bend the wires or or line a 3057 it'll work just fine. Car installation place gave me the info. And my cap is still working fine at switching ir out of two different cars and charging up and down

[@CabezaDePistacho]

Todd Conrad worked like a champ!!! thanks dude!! 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

[@lanawest6309]

Basically attach positive....or actually connect it,?

[@fidotru7091]

Not to diss but you did it wrong! The amp should have it's own ground the capacitor should as well. The shorter the grounds the better

[@Living13-x3g]

Fido Tru literally what I was thinking this shits confusing

[@FarAboveDaCloudz]

Fido Tru This video lost credibility the moment I saw a WalMart Scosche capacitor being installed with inappropriate guage ring terminals that are being stretched open to fit the cable. Everyone's an installer nowadays! smh

[@area51junkyard]

FarAboveDaCloudz true!

[@1-800Pot-Head]

SO NEGATIVE CABLES IM GUESSING YOU MEAN? CAUSE WHEN I HOOK AMP POWER CABLE TO AMP THEN NEGATIVE WIRE I HOOK UP MY TRUNK SOME SCREW THERE XD BUT MY LIGHTS BLINKING SO BATTER CABLE GOES POSITIVE THEN ADDITIONAL POSITIVE CABLE CAP TO AMP AND AMP NEGATIVE CABLE HOOK SOME WHERE IN TRUNK, ALSO CAP NEGATIVE CABLE HOOK SOMEWHERE IN TRUNK THATS YOU MEAN SHORTER THE GROUNDS? INSTEAD OF HOOKING BOTH NEGATIVE TO CAP HOW ABOUT ONE OF EM? IM CONFUSED

[@ronsk8rr]

JR GRIFFIN Hook up your positive cable from battery to the Cap and run another positive cable from cap to amp then have two negative cables as short as possible in length and grounded to two separate areas of the car if possible, one negative cable from the car will run to you capacitor and the Second negative cable from the car will run to your amp. In theory your amplifier and your capacitor will be running on two completely separate grounds. When done, your capacitor should have two positive wires on it and only one negative wire going to it. That's how I've always hook mine up with no problems.

[@charleswp71]

Maybe that tiny little ground wire is the source of your problems, ground wire of same or greater size should be ran from the amp to a clean ground point, cap should also have it's own ground.

[@scottmcbride2237]

I've seen a lot videos that say that a cap is useless. Do these really work or not?

[@loveyou2205]

Somebody said that you can't put the same groung to the cap..so they said that the amp must have single ground to the chasis and the caps also have it own ground to the chasis...they said that if you put it together so the caps will be open circuit and will not do it work...so what do you say about that?

[@gtadude24245]

Is there somewhere were I can get the lcd volt reader ? I really need a few

[@ashwinsivaainkaran202]

Thanks for the video nice turbo setup you got there did you keep ac?

[@Nthefastlane]

Ashwin Sivaainkaran Yes a/c and power steering. Check out the a/c section on my channel for the how to.

[@ashwinsivaainkaran202]

Holy crap man

[@bradprice7032]

these are meant for batteries arent they so they charge or dont lose charge

[@CabezaDePistacho]

how long does a capacitor last charged if you completely disconnect it from a car❓

[@Nthefastlane]

I would say roughly 3-5 minutes. It will still have a small amount of sparkable voltage. When unplugged, the voltage decreases until it no longer displays on the LCD.

[@MegaTUHAU]

Do i need disconnect all the cable for discharge the capasitors??

[@halfbak3d]

Maaann. I've tried using capacitors so many times and they never seemed to work.... I didn't know about the "activation" with the resistor... Awesome man!

[@NewGuyMedia-xe7bm]

That's why your caps didn't work, you fried them by not using a resistor on the first charge.

[@deshawnmonroe1443]

Is mass audio any good?

[@corti73]

Do i need one? cuzz i have an 800 watts amp , max peak 16oo watts. on a 2007 crown Vic V8....

[@Problacknight]

Nice massive amp do you have the whole kit from massive because its fairly new

[@tonykartracer8032]

You didn't tell us if you have the key turned on to ACC or Off..... while installing the capacitor in the beginning?

[@michaelhuetten8210]

When you are working with any wires disconnect your battery

[@DaytonTrailRiders]

Soldering is good but you should have the right connector for the right size wire and crimp it and solder if you like

[@kirojosephfortes6428]

Hello....I have a capacitor....rated 1000 watt.....I'm only running 1 JBL 1000 watt GT....15".. But for some reason.....it's not working ......it's brand new....so I'm taking it back...to check.

[@cavemankarol7309]

Nice thanks dude

[@mzngn]

Kapasitör nasil baglanir ve aktif etmek ocin diren lazimmu

[@yanekocentral4050]

So I purchased a capacitor same as this guy, it didn’t come with a resistor. Would I still be able to activate it or charge it without it?

[@RogerSmithOfficial]

you know you have to charge capacitor first and than wire it up to amp?

[@johnnymartinez2917]

How?

[@jkawesomeness4955]

@@johnnymartinez2917 that’s literally what he explains in the video

[@johnnymartinez2917]

@@jkawesomeness4955 thanks but i found a different video with a better way to do it

[@quinncywoods684]

That turbo look good under the hood

[@rudepxndx]

What's that song in 12:00 ?

[@jacobcochran21]

Rude Boy krys talk- Fly Away

[@rudepxndx]

jake cochran thank u

[@DaTecNerd]

for a 200watts active (powered) subwoofer, would I need a Capacitor?

[@RockfordF150Bass]

Godwin Bassey i wouldn't your not running alot of power unless you just want to keep an eye on your voltage. I'm running 2 agm batteries and a 240 amp alternator just to run a Rockford Fosgate T2500bdcp .

[@jkawesomeness4955]

I’m running 3000w on stock electronics

[@dioniciorosado7763]

Tha work for 3 amps ?? Or just for 1

[@diedrahammons5293]

What does the "farads" mean? Some capacitors have more farads then others

[@hunna5814]

diedra hammons 1 farad for every 1,000 watts on your system

[@rodgermasinde3696]

and if i may ask still resistor will be attached to positive power cable, due to having a capacitor

[@michalzgabur3971]

Hi what happens when i connect the capacitor without rezistor will it work ?

[@thomasczartoszewski6378]

Just a suggestion, use your resistor with ground wire not positive it’s too dangerous. You risking shorting.

[@cleanrt4669]

Is the comopasitor really necessary

[@rastanot]

They can prevent voltage drops that can cause a car's headlights to dim when the bass drops. Without one your battery and alternator can be fatigued and fail before their expected lifetime. Think of it like an AC power conditioner.

[@jeffbarton3353]

These cap videos get more hate than Trump. Relax its not rocket surgery people.

[@txcoastfishing85]

Fr the only reason I'm watching this is to really make sure🤣

[@Joe_And_Nina_Pierce]

Need a separate ground for the capacitor, #1 and 2nd, if you don't have at least the big 3 done, then this is almost a futile effort. I've used plenty of 2 farad caps, without the big 3 on 1500 rms and had dimming, Hit up the big 3 upgrade and dimming was gone. Your electrical system (charging) as a whole is only as good as the smallest wire. You can run 6 feet of 0 ga wire then connect it to 2 inches of 8 ga wire then run another 6 feet of 0 ga wire and you will essentially be running on 8 ga wire power. that's just how electricity works. So without the big 3, the battery will almost ALWAYS suck more juice then it can get. The stock wires in your charging system on your car are highly inefficient, but they are also not taking into consideration that you will need all that power for an amp. In my personal experience I've went from 12.3 volts to 13.8 volts just from the big 3 ran with 0 ga ofc . If you are going to install a system with a cap, then it's important to do the big 3 always, unless you are running a 300 watt rms amp and a 300 watt rms sub. At that point everything will be fine, usually.

[@robbisSMACKED]

Quick important question! When its already charged hooked up to your system and youre just doing an amp swap, obv. You disconnect main power, but do i discharge the capcitor too? Or will i be able to disconnect my old amp, swap new one with connections, and then main power to cap? Really curious dont want to kill myself lmao

[@Nthefastlane]

You always want to discharge any capacitor before messing with it. A/C technicians when discharging a condenser capacitor take a screwdriver with a rubber or plastic handle and tap the screwdriver on the two leads creating a spark until it sparks no more, then test it with a multimeter to make sure there's no voltage. Then and only then is it safe to mess with a capacitor. A car capacitor runs off 12v DC voltage. (Direct current). Direct current is not as dangerous as a household capacitor which runs off AC voltage (alternating current). AC voltage can kill you.

[@robbisSMACKED]

Nthefastlane haha i appreciate the quick response and the reference at the end! Im gonna take it to my local shop to swap it out, need to upgrade some wiring crimps anyways as some of mine have none, you sir are a gift of god with answers ask this man away...thumbs up!

[@beevue8477]

Thank for your video u show me more understanding

[@andrewdenine1685]

That's total opposite of what I was told. Thought to charge it to as close to 12 volts as possible then hook it up

[@goodtimesmedia.1171]

can I use any capacitor 4 my amp?

[@anthonydefr]

Yes

[@ItzDrPlow]

just make sure its strong enough for your amp

[@204RED]

I carefully drilled holes in my amp and mounted mine on my amp so it looks very clean and my jumpers from the capacitor to the amp are only 3 inches

[@rexmedina4561]

😐

[@ianmurphy989]

😂

[@_FearNoEvil]

I know jack about cars but I sat here, eyes glued to you, stud. damn!

[@gusto8585]

Creep😂

[@iAMtheCHAVEZ23]

what size resistor is that?

[@JT-od7wq]

read the colors it will tell you

[@jameskroth9615]

I knew these comments were gonna be the old alt vs batt vs cap. Smart bassheads use all 3 in combination. Hell I'm using 3 batts, high output alt, and a 5 cap bank just for one 3k amp.

[@johnnymartinez2917]

Will it still be fine?

[@johnnymartinez2917]

Using stock alternator+stock battery+ 800amp capacitor + 3k rms amp? Also using true ofc 2/0 gauge wire

[@txcoastfishing85]

Dude that's hella over kill🤣🤷

[@jameskroth9615]

@@txcoastfishing85 lol, was 3 years ago. 5k now. Going to an 8k very soon.

[@danielandrews8858]

I would not allow this guy anywhere near anything electric until he figures out and understands the difference between a resistor and a diode.

[@bonez420inc]

Something I have not be able to find is how to determine if a capacitor is good anymore.. would anyone have info on how to test to see if a cap has gone bad?

[@bonez420inc]

I have this same cap 30$ at walmart..

[@meademorgan6614]

If the cap is bad you get the dimming headlights back. If the cap with even pass the power through it, sometimes it will go up and the power stops at the cap. In other words you will have power to the cap, but not at the amp.