More On Car Audio Capacitors


by Chimezirim Chinecherem Odimba - Date: 2006-12-02 - Word Count: 272 Share This!

If your lights dim with every drum beat, or your CD skips a beat, your amplifier might be trying to use more energy than the electrical system can supply. Unfortunately, your car battery is not primarily concerned with the requirements of your amplifier.

Power is being robbed your car audio system by "less significant" things like the engine, air conditioner and lights. This leaves your amplifier much more hungry for power on those big deep bass notes.

Car Audio Capacitors

Car audio capacitors can also be known as stereo capacitors. Audio capacitors store that important power your amplifier will need to punch those big bass notes while limiting clipping.

They store power during intervals when there are no power needs (which is most of the time). They release it when momentary peak demand exceeds what is accessible from the car's power system.

Along with an adequate basic power supply, a stiffening capacitor for your amplifier is the simplest way to be sure your system always gets every bit of current it needs.

From the smallest (0.5 farads) to the 3-farad model by Legacy, there's a capacitor perfect for your installation. You need to mount them as close to the amplifier as possible, and choose at least .5 farads per 500 watts RMS of power output. You can use as many farads as you wish, but just note that the number indicated by the formula above is all that is important.

Car audio capacitors are usually well priced. And I really don't see any justification for spending so much on a car audio set up only to get less than the best sound because you omitted a car audio capacitor.


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Chimezirim Odimba writes for CarAudioPlus.

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