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Old Dec 26, 2006 | 04:44 PM
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looking to get a cap. but dont think is worth $200 for a rockford at bestbuy, so i went to walmart and found a scosche for $80, both are 1 fared, i know ill pay more for the name at bestbuy but i dont wanna get a piece from walmart either...
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Old Dec 26, 2006 | 04:48 PM
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bigger wires would help out a whole lot more than a cap (aka big three)
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Old Jan 14, 2007 | 03:48 PM
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yea theyre fine thats what i used in all my installs.
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Old Jan 14, 2007 | 04:34 PM
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Originally Posted by RedRallyeZ
bigger wires would help out a whole lot more than a cap (aka big three)
exactly. well it's not necessarily just the "bigger wires" that get the job done as you know I'm sure...

anyways, why are you thinking about a capacitor Pewter? most people do not know if they really need a capacitor, and end up wasting money...
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Old Jan 14, 2007 | 09:10 PM
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Caps are junk. End of story.
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Old Jan 15, 2007 | 01:19 AM
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ditched getting a cap and got a HO alternator, def helped out a ton
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Old Jan 15, 2007 | 02:03 AM
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or keep the cap and get a higher output alternator.

a cap helps when you need amperage very quickly...a battery nor an alternator can keep up with the electron flow/demand of a quick deep bass note. For this reason some brands such as PPI have a extra bank of caps (used for storage not filtering) built right into the amp.
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