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Okay... I know most people hate capacitors..but i like them. Anyways I have two twelves and two tens. I have a 10 farad capacitor. One of my amps only has one set RCAs and the other has two. Can anyone help me on wiring this? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you, Wade

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Just run two power wires from the capacitors to the two amps. I dont think the RCAs really matter.

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Parallel however you see fit. Whether it be using a distribution block, or using your capacitor or battery as a distribution block. Wire all the positives together and ground everything as needed

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There are other issues to be addressed but I will bite my tongue and just answer your question, although it's probably not REALLY going to help you very much.

If your cap only has one post each for power and ground, depending on the design, just go from cap to distribution block, and from block to amps.

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Just run two power wires from the capacitors to the two amps. I dont think the RCAs really matter.

I will try this. Thank you.

but yeah i know how you said you like caps and im sure youve heard this too but ditch the cap and just buy a small battery, its much more efficient.

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Just run two power wires from the capacitors to the two amps. I dont think the RCAs really matter.

I will try this. Thank you.

but yeah i know how you said you like caps and im sure youve heard this too but ditch the cap and just buy a small battery, its much more efficient.

You must know more info about his equipment than what is in this thread.

How do you know that in his case it is best to ditch the cap? What is his electrical like and what cap and amps is he running since you're able to give this advice already?

Batteries are more efficient? At what? Im all ears....

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Just run two power wires from the capacitors to the two amps. I dont think the RCAs really matter.

I will try this. Thank you.

but yeah i know how you said you like caps and im sure youve heard this too but ditch the cap and just buy a small battery, its much more efficient.

You must know more info about his equipment than what is in this thread.

How do you know that in his case it is best to ditch the cap? What is his electrical like and what cap and amps is he running since you're able to give this advice already?

Batteries are more efficient? At what? Im all ears....

holy shit im just saying in like general batteries are the better option? lol. I dont know anything about his electrical im just trying to help the kid out. and once he gets his answer or chooses the battery then he can go onto further questions, dont hop on me like i did something wrong because im trying to help.

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Kicker 40CS674

Kicker KST25

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Rockford Fosgate t1000-1bdcp

Rockford Fosgate t400-4

Audio Control LC7i

Kinetik HC2000

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Just run two power wires from the capacitors to the two amps. I dont think the RCAs really matter.

I will try this. Thank you.

but yeah i know how you said you like caps and im sure youve heard this too but ditch the cap and just buy a small battery, its much more efficient.

You must know more info about his equipment than what is in this thread.

How do you know that in his case it is best to ditch the cap? What is his electrical like and what cap and amps is he running since you're able to give this advice already?

Batteries are more efficient? At what? Im all ears....

holy shit im just saying in like general batteries are the better option? lol. I dont know anything about his electrical im just trying to help the kid out. and once he gets his answer or chooses the battery then he can go onto further questions, dont hop on me like i did something wrong because im trying to help.

Your intentions are good, you're offering advice which very well could be right but you're using "rule of thumb" bs logic to answer a question that is application specific.

Not trying to come off like a dick, at least you're trying to help, but in so many cases its the blind leading the blind and people just repeat advice they have heard others give in similar situations and think it applies to every application.

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Just run two power wires from the capacitors to the two amps. I dont think the RCAs really matter.

I will try this. Thank you.

but yeah i know how you said you like caps and im sure youve heard this too but ditch the cap and just buy a small battery, its much more efficient.

You must know more info about his equipment than what is in this thread.

How do you know that in his case it is best to ditch the cap? What is his electrical like and what cap and amps is he running since you're able to give this advice already?

Batteries are more efficient? At what? Im all ears....

holy shit im just saying in like general batteries are the better option? lol. I dont know anything about his electrical im just trying to help the kid out. and once he gets his answer or chooses the battery then he can go onto further questions, dont hop on me like i did something wrong because im trying to help.

Your intentions are good, you're offering advice which very well could be right but you're using "rule of thumb" bs logic to answer a question that is application specific.

Not trying to come off like a dick, at least you're trying to help, but in so many cases its the blind leading the blind and people just repeat advice they have heard others give in similar situations and think it applies to every application.

My bad... i didnt provide enough information... The stock alternator literally just went out. So i replaced it (still stock i think 125 amp or something like that) And i have a brand new 12 volt battery. I get the whole getting a new battery thing although at the moment i just dont have the money. The amps im trying to use the cap on are entry level amps. One is a Planet Audio 1500.1 monoblock amp rated at 400 RMS 1500 max. The other is a Pyle 2000 watt amp. (not sure on rms) I am currently running two 12 inch KIcker CVR's and two 10 inch Kicker Comps. Thank you, Wade

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