Playing with Capacitors - Charging and Discharging - How To

Here I am going to show you how to charge and discharge a audio capacitor.
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Paul Arnold
P.O. Box 971
Ball, La. 71405

[@DANK400S]

I never thought to use a test light... duhhhhh.... thank you!

[@lodawnyoung]

Thanks for your help! Great video!

[@Bouray1]

Thank you very much!

[@LsxDenali]

Thank you very much! That is the most technical that I have heard one speak on YT in regards to a cap. I have been searching for I for about caps for a long time now due to dead batteries! Would you by any chance know how can I diagnose if I have a bad cap that does not "auto cut-off ". I do the same process multiple times before installing into my vehicle, but it will still drain my battery instantly then I pull the battery and cap out to charge again. However I can "make it work" by installing charged batt and cap then start the vehicle and connect to the cap which seems to work as long as I go for a long drive. If the vehicle sits for 3 days or more without being on trickle charge or driven, the vehicle battery drains and my cap. I have replaced the battery multiple times (I keep 2 at times, one on charge, one in the vehicle), 2 new alternators(275amp). I am at the point to where I think wiring dual batteries with a battery isolator would be better than my current setup. Any advise would be greatly appreciated! Thank you for your time if you have read all of this, XLsx Denali Setup: Vehicle: 2003 GMC Yukon Denali Battery: OPTIMA red top 34/78 Capacitor: Kole Audio C2.5SD (2003 model) Amplifier: Rockford Fosgate PRIME R2-500x1 Subwoofer: 2x JL Audio 12w1v3-4 General background to hopefully you to understand me and the troubleshooting / testing that I have already performed before taking all this time to write this! Lol I am a gear head that went to automotive college which has become to be a asweome carrer working as a certified IPC-J STD 001 NASA technician, but yet I am still unclear of how this cap works since I have never seen the manual or any of the drawings/schematics for the device😔 Thanks again

[@theadman6402]

i tried to charge my bullz audio 8 farad capacitor but i does no display anything!! I tapped the power straight to for a second and it turned on 000.0 blinking. then i tried again to use the small circuit and still no charge, can you help me..?????????

[@jammer2.036]

i had a pyle 5.0 capacitor in stalled and one of the connections came off and it is beeping non stop .. and music wont play. not sure what to do or how to fix? Any Ideas?

[@markwilliams347]

Thanks i didn't know how to change it and discharge it

[@youngkingoni7679]

So you just need a set of alligator clips and your charging the capacitor using the capacitor ??

[@geelee8893]

thanks u showed how to charge with a test light I was looking for everybody else was using light bulbs lol ..

[@Bouray1]

Thank you it is alot easier to charge that way

[@rolanddvcourt]

It didn't work? What just happened? Anybody know of a video with technical Info on charging caps?

[@EmilyTienne]

I appreciate your enthusiasm but you tend to talk so fast that your words come out garbled. Otherwise, not a bad demonstration.

[@SystemicCreative]

Thanks for this dude :-)

[@Bouray1]

You are very welcome!

[@monkeybooth6448]

Your camera was too high and could not see what the black croc clip was connected to at the other end and cos you talk so fast couldn't undrstand where the neg lead was connected to.

[@percycarr4436]

Where can I get a test light from? so I never hooked up a cap b4 I had it professionally done the first time I'm using the same wire an gauge wire an same cap I'm only getting a new amp an two new subs will this still be easy for me?

[@jasoncross1795]

Percy Carr caps are a waste of time and money u want to have a good quality source of continuous power u should get a drycell battery for your sounds. I’m running a drycell for my sounds and it hits much harder than that cap would. They’re a bit expensive but well worth it

[@johnnymartinez2917]

@@jasoncross1795 is it the same case for ultracapacitors?

[@lifeinthearclane6240]

Where are you getting your charging from battery, wall, etc?

[@Bouray1]

I believe I was using a 12V Dell server power supply to charge the cap. It plugs into a 120V wall socket. I had gotten that one from either Amazon or Ebay.

[@marcuswillis5656]

i still dont get where you power comes from.

[@Rizzel101]

A car battery will work just fine. Been using them to charge mine for years!!! Thanks lost my resistor and never though about using my tester light as one!

[@DakotaHoehn]

I’ve got one of these in my truck and whenever I get in my truck the numbers on it are lit up, which means it is always running and sucking juice out of my truck, how do I fix this

[@Bouray1]

hello, some capacitors have a remote turn on circuit. If yours had one you could wire that remote turn on to a switch power in your truck on put a toggle switch in line with it and turn it on manually. Some other capacitors may come on when there is power on the main positive. Then you might have to add a high current relay in line with it, and put its remote turn on to a switched power.

[@davidwalker8778]

Great video and made it so easy to understand.. a lot of the videos on KZbin try to give terms or some other crap and makes it difficult to understand.. I don’t need the original terms just straight to the point like this video!! Again, great job and great video!!!!!!!!!!

[@randallwesson9577]

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[@willliam5613]

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[@randallwesson9577]

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[@randallwesson9577]

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[@willliam5613]

@Randall Wesson No problem :D

[@grimthreeper4112]

that cap is bad lol, should NOT lose power like that. It served its purpose tho just to show how to charge it

[@ronnydisalvo80]

I bought one from somebody and connectednit directly to my positive n neg and it wentbup ton12.3 and when i disconnected it it stayed somewhat

[@ivindbensnes9847]

it does not release if not connected to a circuit or shorted

[@jameslittle1622]

Do you have to recharge it if you buy one from somebody and it's already working

[@catsbeen6]

if he has discharged it then yes, :)

[@dont.ripfuller6587]

no if it's been paid for the dont let them charge it twice duh do you lay down cash twice for everything or swipe before the wipe?

[@lucabuchignani1141]

did you charge this with AC or DC current?

[@Bouray1]

I used DC

[@sdrtech]

Good video but a bigger power supply wouldnt make a difference your amperage is regulated through tester

[@magicbox9371]

I wish I had watched this video years ago. I thought idiot lights were reverse grounded and I have tossed out dozens.

[@goSupermodelFAN9]

hello, can i charge an ultracapacitor ( 500F-2.7V ) with a PC power supply on 12 Volt and stop charging when the capacitor reaches 2.7 V or is this dangerous or impossible ? thx Patrick

[@Bouray1]

Hello I am not sure what the specifications are for your capacitor. I have played with capacitors a long time ago, and I had gotten caps to fail, little small caps you see on a circuit board, either by cranking a lot of voltage through them or reversing the leads. You could probably put a few extra volts into it. You can look up a Voltage regulator schematic only, or get on Amazon and see if they have a variable DC circuit board for relatively cheap, and dial down to the voltage to the 2.7V.

[@neirob1]

@@Bouray1 this is my first time playing with capacitor, was trying to replace a capacitor of casio watch which originally had Panasonic GC capacitor of 2.4V 0.68F, replaced with 2.75V 0.75F (actually cut the 5.5V 1.5F in half) it wasn't charging through the solar panel the watch had. So i kinda jump charged the cap with 5V DC supply (No resistor any sort). It's working for watch but not sure if capacitor is damaged. Any tips for me ? Correction for what I did wrong?

[@rubenfranco7092]

Can I install a capacitor with the car running

[@ravenrivera1950]

I would not don't because the alternator would put out more power and if you have an accident wouldn't end well. Leave car off and ignition off as well

[@jakedoe560]

uh duh uh duh uh duhhhhh. ta ta today junior!

[@_AREALDONDADA]

My capacitor never fully charges and I have the whole car on!!!

[@thethoughtmaster]

You forgot to show where leads are coming from plus other errors.

[@michaellamont5115]

Can not see where the other ends of wires are coming from and can't understand accent this is worldwide

[@lancebrown8823]

Who would have known what a pain in the ass this is. I have watched a few videos on this and they all suck.

[@gueroburban4989]

For reals!!! You just can’t hook it up to your power cable? That’s what I’ve been doing

[@Ace-cl4tc]

That's not how you discharge a capacitor. Capacitors do not like to be charged fast. And they do not like to be discharged fast. I am a certified small electronics technician with 32 years behind the bench. The proper way to discharge this capacitor is to use the enclosed resistor and run it from positive to negative. This will allow the capacitor to drain but not drain fast! It will take it about 3 minutes to discharge to 0.2 volts. Always use the included resistor to charge to a strong 13.1 volts. You will find the capacitor holds a higher voltage if you do this. But never ever discharge a capacitor of any type this fast! That's why they include a resistor it's not only for the charging but for the discharging. And you might want to get a better meter. Had one of those harbor

[@spencer6874]

how big of a capacitor can i thouch to my tongue before it hurts hurts.

[@tylertomasi4247]

You talk way too much,

[@rjnewshindustan]

First 3 minutes only poo 💩

[@anthonyanaya4245]

Maybe to you.. However, to many people barely learning about it would be extremely useful. Especially being that most other KZbin videos the people explaining use technical words, phrases, and meanings to where the noob won’t understand. Even better an experienced person would also appreciate this content. It’s ridiculous when people explain using difficult to understand content. It’s like what’s the point? People search this stuff because they in the first place don’t understand and when they search then come across a person using technical advice… What’s the point of even posting your video for those who need help. This gentleman did great the whole way through.