Bump4life Posted May 13, 2014 Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 based on my standards i like to have 200 Farads for every 1000 true rms. and ideal capacitor for your system would be around 50 Farads. 1 F for 1000rms is wayyy under. Buyer/Seller Feedback Thread: http://www.stevemead...5015-bump4life/ MB C220 153 Trunk Car Build Log: http://www.stevemead...d/#entry1840136 MB C280 Ipad Dash SQ Build Log: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/194484-bump4lifes-new-benz-tony-c-relay-kit-pictures-ce-electric-audison-front-stage-installed/ My SPL Log: http://www.stevemead...__fromsearch__1 BMW M340 xDrive Stock, for now. Corner Load 10" maybe soon. But does 10s in the 1/4... Best Scores out of a trunk 153.0 sealed legal full tilt clamped 5524 @ 42 hz 154+ windows down, 155+ kick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaskanzx5 Posted May 13, 2014 Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 Another member on here that builds his own cap banks would tell you not to go less then 100farads per 1k watts. take the cap out and do the big 3. where is your ground? Needs to be a solid piece of metal sanded and cleaned of real good. Frame grounds are the most preferred. t1500bdcp 2 t2d4 15" 1 t600.4 1 t400.2 1 set p1 tweets singer alt, tons of wiring, smd vm-1, 80prs, back seat delete, still in the works, aiming for a 145-147 with the ability to play 25hz up to 50hz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wicks Posted May 13, 2014 Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 The amps have their own fuses. The fuse by the battery should be rated to the wire, not the system. As for caps. They can serve two purposes, noise filters and energy storage. You don't have enough capacitance for energy storage so just a few farads will provide some filtering and that's about it. You can keep it as it won't hurt anything. Just make sure all your connections are solid, along with the Big3. If you do upgrade to a much larger cap bank then keep in mind that you also need the alternator capacity to keep those sources charged. Battery's and large cap banks can also turn into loads themselves if you don't have the alternator to keep up with the charging. This post sent with 100% recycled electrons. 2004 BMW M3Mechman 280A 2 - XS Power XP30001 - XS Power D375 500F of Maxwell SuperCaps (soon to be 1000F) iPadMini2Dash mounted O-scopeAudison bitOne (Remote DRC MP) Highs Amp - PPI Art A404 Hertz HSK130 (HSK165 waiting...) DC Audio DC9.0K 2- DC Audio XL12m2LEGAL - 147.3dB @ 41Hz OUTLAW - 150.2dB @ 45Hz OUTLAW - 145.7dB @ 30Hz JUNE 2014 SOTM WINNER 2014 COLORADO PEOPLE'S CHOICE WINNER SOTM BUILD:http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/141656-wicks-e46-m3-build-bass-turbo-button-and-a-big-new-addition/page-68#entry2802026 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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