WHY YOU ARE WASTING YOUR TIME AND MONEY BUYING CHEAP CAPACITORS!

There is a saying that goes, "If you buy cheap, you buy twice!" That lesson can be applied to car audio, especially with capacitors. So often, companies market products that don't meet the expectations of its buyers. There are many battery capacitors on the market that are advertised as a chepaer option, however, often time that means that the productivity you will get from it maybe minimal if any. What you think you are purchasing can actually turn into a complete waste of money when you find out the durability of the product. We at Down4sound want to offer the best products, not the cheapest, and we want to show you what you are possibly being mislead into buying.
In this video, JP cuts open one of these capacitors for everyone to see what is actually inside, as requested by our channel subscribers. See not only how much money you save, but also the gap in quality between an off market product, and the Down4sound Super Capacitor Bank.
Be sure to check out the Down4sound Super Capacitor Bank on down4soundshp.com in the link below!
www.down4soundshop.com/down4s...

[@MrCountmein3]

Without you cutting open the one you are promoting it means nothing.

[@lsohweldfab6575]

Totes legit on that

[@dequan916]

Cool, now cut open one of those D4S caps I want to see what it supposed to look like lol.

[@boogalooslav6943]

If he's truthing I'll buy one if I acutaly need one

[@markrightnowar812]

I was thinking the same thing he said regular caps are full of tar or junk so whats different about down4sounds capacitor

[@jordanrutherford1766]

I busted out in laughter when I saw the little dinky rod. I knew there was empty space in there but not 3/4 the whole thing🤣

[@skankytrick]

I can tell you anything you want to know about little dinky rods.

[@ikedemapanjr.3370]

Thank you for posting this! Very helpful. So many people been cheated for over 20 years!

[@richardmartin8185]

Great info describing the difference in Farads and power . Thanks JP. And D4S

[@scottborst5430]

Thank you for making this video now I can understand why the voltage drops at the capacitor

[@jmeg3632]

Just placed a order for my truck can't wait to get it.

[@kswis]

I've been loving my xs SB-630. Matches perfect with my normal voltage and does a great job of stabilizing surges. Run in parallel with 2 agm & 128 ah of lithium it puts in work and worth the cheddah

[@wormjohnson2348]

Thank u for showing this. A lot of people just don't kno

[@taylormcmillian1631]

Love how you got right to it. New subscriber just for that! 💪🏾

[@aaronhendry7065]

A true Eye opener, for me 💯 Thank you !

[@johnclark3067]

That material inside may be called "resin." It will not conduct electricity and adds dead weight while keeping the actual capacitor from rattling around.

[@Richtaco]

I’m glad my JP23 is in my semi truck hooked to my 4 semi truck batteries.

[@adamnorwood8084]

Nailed it and put them on blast. Remember you pay for what you get. D4S is where it’s at

[@kayone8571]

Jp is helping us not selling us his product he’s all about quality Where most people would say he’s trying to prove his is better not really he’s helping you and if you buy from him happy days I’d rather buy a agm battery if I was short for money rather than them shit farad lol ❤

[@danielhardiman4707]

Lol!!! but JP at least then you'll have 5 volt meters instead of 1 which i think is more less a count down of a smokeshow happening downstream Youve convinced me years ago!!!That being said looking forward to the 8 inch D4s mids coming out keep it up! All good stuff from what ive seen!

[@piperayres5295]

So I just canceled my order on Amazon.. Thank you for the video because I was also under the impression that you actually got at least 3/4 of the size of that cylinder was the capacitor and omg those aluminum strips wtf

[@cartruck1070]

Thank you for doing this. 😎👍👍

[@kmp09]

Completely agree with you other than the price. Sonic Electronix has a Belvia 2 farad cap for 39.99. Not sure where you are getting prices, but 75 may be exaggerated to sell more products

[@shaggnasty3068]

They used to be 100$ for 1 farad back n the day lol

[@beardedforlife3740]

It's not exaggerated. Look around and you can even find some for $120

[@shawnsanderson3695]

I'm glad you did this. I knew that compositor was not worth it. But now I'm encouraged to spend some cash on the real deal.

[@robertedmondson175]

Well done.. facts right there I have never ran thoses cheap caps.. I just added extra batteries lol.. now it's caps alternators and good batteries

[@yhprumhsoj]

Ya it's been a few days since this was posted but let us all have a laugh, cut that d4s cap open and let's see if there is some bs resin in those bad boys. I doubt it.

[@TurboJohn74]

Great share sir!

[@justloudcustoms]

I think jp should give some of his success back to the customers that made it happen ..cost is a real thing lets just say hes making a killing ..jp offer those cap banks at cost once a day for 10min ..true followers will have a chance to get a actual good deal..

[@salvadordelgado2434]

So far a cap bank is somewhat in the near future . But it's definitely a must do and a mechman alternator . I paid $180. To have it put out more power got it back went to check it and all they did was change the brushes which I could've done myself . I still have these old style "stiffening" caps 2 of them and they suck even though they were the ones that when cut open actually had stuff wrapped inside which I believe were the Rockford and monster cable .

[@justme-pi3lh]

Talk about a wolf in sheeps clothing. Back in the 90s I made Capacitor bank of 6 @ .5 farad electrical caps for my 500w bass and 400w highs system.these caps were almost as big as the case on one of those fake ones. Aluminum and magnesium plats all the way through. I have never seen one of those canisters cut open like that. thanks for educating us JP.

[@antony31perez98]

Very smart man thank you 🙏

[@MazdaBass971]

People also need to learn what capacitors are best used for in a audio system as well... To many audio people still think they are battery's.

[@lamonrickbaldwin629]

Appreciate the info

[@ketchumthekid3880]

Better off getting a small power cell than a cap IMO. I was able to run a 2500watt rms system in a stock Honda civic with only a big3 upgrade and a small power cell by the amplifier. It had the stock alternator still and didn’t have no dimming, no issues of any kind.

[@39doritoz]

I'm not too knowledgeable in car audio; I took some basic electrical classes in avionics. In my experience I think it depends on your application; my amp is rated @ 1000w. I installed a 2F cap and its eliminated the slight headlight dimming issue when kick drums hit. So far its been working just fine, but I'm willing to let the $40 go to waste to learn not to use these caps if I fell for the scam and do it right the second time.

[@mariomena6916]

Good job

[@niclopez925]

Yeah so glad you cut the cap open to show the truth about them I learned the hard way with one and wasted my time..

[@Scorpio-tn4vy]

It fixed my problem of headlights dimming at 60mph.

[@danielespinosa5432]

Thanks for showing this information. I have a tooth fairy cap and I think it's junk. I never used it now I'm thinking of throwing it away.

[@Cypriotkiller]

Time to open up a D4S cap ;) and show us the good stuff to prove people more

[@boogalooslav6943]

Yep!!

[@michaelf.2449]

I have some bad news... If he cut one of those caps which his are just relabeled super caps if he cuts one good liability it'll arc and explode

[@Cypriotkiller]

@@michaelf.2449 not if you discharge it first

[@michaelf.2449]

@@Cypriotkiller it's a super cap I wouldn't take my chances. Literally look up a supercaps for sale and you'll see what he sells in the oem wrapping

[@kayone8571]

Good video Kay one

[@lucasburchard6943]

I love how you just self promoted like $300 😂 how bout giving people a better option for a budget, if i have to spend $300 ill just deal with my lights blinking

[@SupSecSquirrel]

Your camera operator is sick yo.

[@adamsdiyandrandomvids5379]

Thanks brother

[@yhprumhsoj]

I've been trying to tell people this for years. It's like talking to a brick wall most of the time though. A quick Google search will show you what gives a capacitor it's "capacitance". In simple terms, the size of the actual capacitor matters and they are out there selling big pop cans full of rubber and a voltmeter glued on top lmao.

[@michaelf.2449]

Im literally having this argument currently with someone on KZbin comments and they refuse to believe me that a this type of capacitor is a bandaid for not having enough electrical.

[@RandoManFPV]

@@michaelf.2449 show them the video jp made a couple months ago about the mini capacitor for stock system or whatever He literally says it's good for about 5000watts(maybe he said less) and it was a 2000farad cap. Meanwhile these guys have a 0.5 micro Farad sodapop cap. 2 farad at most, what are they thinking?

[@justinnelson6552]

So satisfying

[@crttechs873]

Hell yeah brother

[@shadresanford5146]

And people don't understand the math that it takes 1 farad to equal 1 volt and 1000 farads is equal to 2.7 volts. So if you have lets say have 1500 watts total system for example you're actually not getting no activity after that first discharge. Added to that the recharge time is slow due to that cheap dielectric core. Can't believe people still buy that crap.. Good job JP!!

[@bloosher1459]

Idk i got audio pipes 6 farad cap, went from a 1 farad cap, and it made a huge difference in sound

[@lesherjan]

I would like to see what is inside of the super capacitor compared with the cheap capacitor.

[@shawnsanderson3695]

Can you tell me what exactly I could use the 500 Farad for? Like wattage wise with one spare 12 volt batt.

[@svtdavethechannel3035]

Thanks cuz I shole was gonna get the kit

[@user-ru9nr8eb8h]

now pull a random cap from a bank of yours and cut it open....apples to apples. keeping in mind that one of yours is supposed to be 83.3Xs the cap you just cut open.

[@pepe7048]

hey I got a question for you I have 2018 ford f150 super crew cab I have on back Costin box subwoofer with 4 8" subwoofer have two amp one have 1200 In the other amp 2000 I need to put a capacitor So my lights from inside den flashing

[@travisabrahamson5092]

I have a stinger 10 farad hybrid cap. My car would actually almost stop running from a hard bass hit before the cap. Now it barely drops half a volt.

[@jlev505]

I never bought in to the scam caps. I always added batteries. By the way, thanks for the D4S JP234. It’s a very powerful and small 4 channel. Keep making amazing products bro! Your shop there in Henderson is awesome too. In my new build in my Powerstroke, I just got a 370A alternator and 2 yellow top optima batteries for the truck with 3/0 cable under the hood. Looks like I’ll be adding these caps to keep my HCCA 3000 happily feeding my Phoenix gold titanium elite 12D’s. Just installed my alpine Ine-w960hdmi to feed 4v to my audio control DM-810. USAcoustic lanna 6x150@4 ohm class AB feeds the active 3 ways in the front. Im hoping your caps will fit laying on their side under the rear seat?

[@sg437]

Thank you for this information. Several audio shops tells me I need a capacitor. I actually ordered two on Amazon one was a return so they replaced the other one now. Both are going back to Amazon. Someone told me we needed zero gauge wire instead of the capacitor have you heard anything about that? I think it’s called 3.0.

[@bassismygod9859]

I put in a 100ah lithuim battery in my hood and it showing me on my meter 15 to near 16volts which was to high for my car that it even cutting out my headunit and showing my abs light and had my dash lights blinking for about 25seconds on cold starts ...so i add a capacitor to the battery it help a bit, it only does this on morning cold start.how can i slove this prob because it got me scared when i start my car on mornings

[@alonerandom2165]

Where do you find a singe capacitor like those that he shows ?

[@jacopienaar9157]

hey bud hope you are doing well just like to ask if I've a 1000 wat system how big capacitor do i need

[@Stormmaniac]

For that money honestly i might as well get an high output alternator other than run my stock and big 3?

[@justinishaq7555]

Am I able to run d4s 65s and d25 neos on a single salt 200.2?

[@lscott4402]

The rubber is just for more weight. Thanks for exposing those clowns.

[@leviholland5783]

And is the Rockford fosgate RFC10HB good or ?

[@MrKKUT1984]

My question is when should you go with batteries over capacitors or capacitors over batteries? Pros and cons to each and the appropriate time for one or the other.

[@mkloudsql3285]

Use batts to get your current magnitude up. Use caps to protect voltage drops.. in truth you want both

[@cuh_2023]

@@mkloudsql3285 caps are use less unless it's a super cap

[@RAW_Reality]

@@cuh_2023 Anything small in size is going to be useless if you're draining it expeditiously without replenishing it equally (if not more) fast than it's being taken. Your gas tank would be useless if it was only 1 gallon and your fuel line was the size of a garden hose and didn't fill it every 5 minutes. Same principle applies to caps... The smaller they are, the easier they are to drain, especially without charging them properly, but that's not to say they're "useless". 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@Richtaco]

Good question

[@rodcrandall1589]

I personally use both batteries for storage and super caps for them hard bass slaps

[@justinarruda3053]

So I should install a 2 farad tususnumi it's supposed to be a good cap 🤔

[@dilbeckskate]

Good video

[@commonsenseisdeadin2024]

bet the bottom has a small square of concrete too. They do help filter AC ripple, and it absorbs that initial shock on the electrical. They were made for stiffening not to store power. I'll give them that, Rest was all he say and they ran with it. $75 is crazy

[@timothycravenjr8850]

I had a question hooking up my system when I was a noob and the man literally talked to me on the phone on the issue I had.

[@brandonc5965]

Its 3m black tar compound in tube from parts stores

[@sithassassinstl7864]

Though I do agree with most of what you are saying you are missing some issues. Not everyone upgrades their audio system to thump bass down the road, but are looking to go above their alternator's rated tolerance. In newer cars if your headlights are dimming you are effecting other electronic components as well. Something is better than nothing. I would never suggest a 1 farad, but telling someone to spend that much money on an electrical system upgrade or super/ultra cap for small stereo applications is overkill as well. Though it does seem like you cannot find any middle ground products these days. Just my thoughts.

[@swashington942]

U dum dum

[@BenzesorBeamers]

Is scosche any good?

[@antonioguevara3606]

Where do I go to purchase y'all's at

[@nismonissan87]

I love my audiopipe acap

[@justforlaughs8988]

You make a good point with the single-fared capacitor not worth the money I would say you could get a better deal for the same $314 instead of buying the super caps I would invest in a lto lithium Bank for $300 you can get six cells of the 35 amp hour ying long that will have way more power and last a lot longer it won't pull the voltage down so quickly

[@1904audio]

It helps to have both yin long. And super caps especially if your in competition or doing demos

[@crttechs873]

I bought one when I was 13yr and it had bunch of weights and a tiny cap just to power the led lmao 🤣. Takes power to make power go D4S

[@marcosgoncalves3250]

How about cutting the other to compare

[@peterbuiltperformance64]

JP are you gonna come out with your own subwoofer I’m praying you say yes

[@donpepejvb75]

Wish I would have seen this a week ago.

[@mr.pumpalot]

The purpose of the video is not to show anything, its an ad. That fake cap is not 1 farad. And 1 farad does help.

[@luisgarced5519]

I have a 2000 watts system, 1500 for my 1-12" and 500 for my mids and hi and have a XS 24 hour and battery is that enough or do I need a capsitor bank also.I need help and what do you recommend cause my 5 farett cap ain't cutting it. Thanks for your videos and advice

[@RAW_Reality]

Gonna give you an analogy that I've used with others to help them... If all you've got is a sink and a cup, but with no water, how do you expect to wash the dishes clean?

[@TheSourceReport]

if you don't know if you need it then you don't need it

[@Rob_Da_Truth]

So why didn’t you cut open your branded caps to show any difference compared to the other???

[@underwaterworldmckay5502]

So if all 6 cells together total 500 Farad does this means each cap is equivalent to about 83 farad? An is it possible to add one cell to to my car audio system instead of purchasing one of them FAKE capacitor

[@neonnight34609]

i wanna see what's in the 500 Farad cap. Fair is fair, if you are gonna do a review and cut open the competitor's cap, cut yours open also and show us whats in it.

[@christianpatterson399]

Are they all like that would Rockford fosgate sell snake oil?

[@jasonga]

A 1 Farad also charges tremendously fast! You do the maths. (I work in radar)

[@glennjrbeck]

bet now cut one of the real ones and lets see the difference that would help us out a lot more thanks

[@brandonc5965]

Its honestly 3m window sealer that u can make motor mounts out of

[@matthewguynn5745]

Ioxus super cap works good

[@moabs10blowthru41]

Does the voltage need to match your lithium voltage? How many farad to amp hours of lithium?

[@bigkato3134]

500 farads for every 40 ah of lto lithium Cmax charging voltage is way to high

[@moabs10blowthru41]

@@bigkato3134 I'm using 14.8 volts charging with headway lithium about 750 amp hours. I know the voltage for caps is somewhat flexible but curious if it will work with nine

[@bigkato3134]

@@moabs10blowthru41 Buy the 14v caps they charge up to 16.2v I'm charging 15.8 with lto lithium and caps with no problem I ran headway cell with caps with no problem 14.8 is fine

[@moabs10blowthru41]

@@bigkato3134 what did you charge your headway at? Just not sure what I should max out at,charge far more cold than hot and using a VCM

[@adamsdiyandrandomvids5379]

I wondered why they never really did anything when I have used them in the past I'm lucky I didnt have to pay for them

[@vrva3138]

but an even better way is to spend that money on a better alternator that has ample amps at low RPMs.

[@javierrodriguez3896]

How many watts are those caps good for?

[@itzsace2733]

1,000 tops

[@beardedforlife3740]

The d4s supercaps?

[@stateofemergency4966]

🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@bassjasinski]

Wow China found a good way to sell industrial waste back to us lol

[@franshaan7388]

Mate, this was my thought 100%

[@halopcdraco]

Nothing like the camera person sniffing while holding the camera.

[@leonsines247]

Notice he didnt cut one of his" capacitor " cells open

[@andrewhatton9963]

😂Some one actually bought that to keep thier headlights from dimming!

[@jtra3440]

Now I dare you to CUT the D4S cap to prove that it is actually quality product….

[@juliosandoval8244]

Id rather buy a bluetooth ultra cap it will be better than that down4 sound caps.

[@johnnysmoothcanton]

80.00 VS 315.00 nOT Spending triple the money to stop my headlights from blinking.

[@sermac3246]

👍

[@lylegoodluck]

I'd rather get a alternator

[@beardedforlife3740]

Why not both?

[@RyanBassForLife]

I don't like compassitors in car audio use.

[@KINGLOWNESS]

They got BUSTED!!! 😂😂😂

[@vevenaneathna]

adding caps in series reduces their capacity....