beattie17
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can some please tell me what the 1.0, 1.5 etc mean on capacitors. cheers
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Richie
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thats the farad rating.
Most caps are 1 farad. The higher the capacitance, the more energy it can store.
I read somewhere that 1 farad per 500WRMS is ideal.
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beattie17
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ok so im planing runing two 1000watt L7 15" kicker subs. have bn recommended a 2farad cap. is this ok . or should i look for a 4farad 1
[Edited on 22-06-2003 by beattie17]
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Richie
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i dont think u will find a 4 farad cap.
For a setup like that, i think you'd be better off getting an Optima yellow top in the boot and a split charging system.
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corb
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what amps are you gonna use, you can get caps at some silly ratings, like 300farad or something stupid 
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Baddriver
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Quick note, large capacitances are often hard to come by. Using two smaller ones in parallel (the values simply add) will give you a large distributed capacitance with half the ESR of a larger cap.
Stuart
P.S. ESR is equivalent series resistance. the lower, the better.
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beattie17
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im going to use x2 vp4 vibe amps.
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Dan
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NO!!!!!!!!!!!! DONT USE VIBE!!!!
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Richie
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xhale, shut up. The vibe VP4 is a good amp. It did have a problem before where the centre of the circuit board would crack, but it was sorted.
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beattie17
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do u know of any single amps that would be able to run both subs at 1000w
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Richie
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ummm a 2000RMS amp a 0 ohms????
Ur gonna need 2000RMS at 2 ohms, eek!
How much fekin money u got? Ur gonna need to sound deaden ur car, split charging system ect ect
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Kris TD
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uprate your alternator, much better idea. battery if hardly used when the engine is running.
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Richie
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with 2000RMS of power, to get the most from it ur gonna need.
1.Uprated Alternater.
2.Upgrade the big 3.
3.Split charge system.
4.Optima yellow top/Exide 900DC
5.Power cap to smooth it all out.
[Edited on 23-06-2003 by AustinPXX]
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corb
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0 ohms  No resistance??is that even possible??
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beattie17
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ok bad idea ill just stick to 2 vp4's. what about 2 2farad capacitors to run them
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