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Capacitor Question
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Oscar The Grouch,Apr 15 2005, 12:00 PM Wrote:So I'm sitting here at work, waiting away while my amp is getting installed over at one of the audio places here in North Bay, Shark Mobile if you need to know, and I though, will I need to get a capacitor installed as well for my setup?  All I have is a 300W Alpine Amp...  I know its not a big deal to install a capacitor, wiring wise. But is it worth it?  Will the 300W draw kill my alternator sometime down the road?

Would it also be needed to do a "Big Three"?

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I've been running a 340w amp without a cap for 2 years. The only time I had a problem was when I didn't ground it properly. I think a cap for anything less than 500w is overkill. I'm planning on adding a second 300w amp maybe come July/August... in which case I obviously would wanna use a cap, but you don't need one with just a little 300w...
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Capacitor Question - Oscar The Grouch - 04-16-2005, 03:00 AM
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