Recently I bought a 1994 Honda Accord, just for fuel mileage purposes. But, I ended up getting a lot more than I had planned for. I'm not a car guy by any means, and neither is anyone else in my family. But, I'm low on cash and need some helpful insight.
My car is running Dual 12" C4 X Series Special Edition subs through a 444 W Sony xPlod amp, and it's all connected through a Scosche 500k Farad capacitor. When I first got the thing, it ran perfectly, and the capacitor worked good, and it was thumpin' everywhere I went. But one day I started it up, and it wouldn't start. I was confused. I jumped the vehicle and drove it around for awhile to charge. Still, it wouldn't charge. The next day, I purchased a new battery and now it runs perfectly. But, today, I decided to head out on a little 60 mile round trip adventure, and I parked it, shut it off to go get something to eat, and I come back out, and it's completely dead. The only lights that are still working are the ignition light and the interior door lights. So, I get her jumped and I get her home, and the first thing I do is remove the o-ring connection cable that went from the farad to the battery, and I jumped it again. Let it run for about 15 minutes, and shut it off, then I restarted it. Nothing.
Now, I'm confused on what the problem is. Is it a problem with the battery terminal clamps? Do I need new ones? Is my alternator shot? Because the car won't even begin to turn over? Did my farad capacitor really drain the battery that much? I'm so lost in all of this right now. The only thing I've seen so far about my problem is that the farad capacitor was a bad idea, and that I need to remove it immediately. But, I'm so unsure of everything else. If someone or a group of people could toss out some ideas onto what is going on, whether it be electrical or whatever, that would be great.
And, if you do have a solution, please, explain it to me in the simplest way possible, as I mentioned above, I am not a car guy, and it's really starting to show.
Thanks,
D'Morrow