BassHead7 Posted February 28, 2007 Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 (edited) quick question. i dont need any side topics or none of that shit but do u put + and + on ur Cap. wen uhook it up. Split the battery then line it str8 through. then put it to ur amp..? like this = wire coming from batter--> (battery)------[]--[]----(amp) Edited February 28, 2007 by BassHead7 Quote Gota have my rear view shakin and my seats vibratin'. (2) 12" Diamond D3 (1) DEI Directed Audio 2400D (1) Kicker L5 15" (1) Rockford Fosgate P5002 (2) 12" Fosgate P2's (2) 15" Fosgate P2 ^^Not all hooked up at once, i rotate. Its all i got.^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
civichatch Posted February 28, 2007 Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 (edited) First thing you have to do is charge the cap. You put the positive from the battery to the positive on the cap. Then take a 12 volt light bulb and touch the bositive on the cap an the negative on the cap. Make sure your ground wire from your cap goes to the same ground as your amp. once the light bulb dies that means the cap is fully charged. And to wire it heres a diagram BATTERY++++++++++(cap)+++++++++amp Then the negative just goes to the same ground as your amps ground. Hope that helped. J.W wat cap do you have ??? Edited February 28, 2007 by civichatch Quote System Specs: Alpine SWR-1542D 15" sub Sealed Subwoofer Box MTX mxa 6001 Class D 774watts RMS @ 2ohms MTX Bass Knob Pioneer 6.5's in doors MTX Thunderdome 6x9 in rear Stinger 1 Farad capacitor 80 amp stinger fuse BIG 3 in 4 gauge wire 4 gauge power/ground wire JVC MP3 CD Car Deck (KD-G320) 12 gauge Monster speaker wire to Sub 16 gauge Stinger speaker wire to doors Stinger Gold Plated Battery Terminals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassHead7 Posted March 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 First thing you have to do is charge the cap. You put the positive from the battery to the positive on the cap. Then take a 12 volt light bulb and touch the bositive on the cap an the negative on the cap. Make sure your ground wire from your cap goes to the same ground as your amp. once the light bulb dies that means the cap is fully charged. And to wire it heres a diagram BATTERY++++++++++(cap)+++++++++amp Then the negative just goes to the same ground as your amps ground. Hope that helped. J.W wat cap do you have ??? ok o the wire from Batt. to Cap. to Amp. goes on positive Only. then ground goes on negative ONly. or Batt. goes on both. btw its a RF cap. i think a .5 or sumthin im not sure but need it while i save up for a new battery lol Quote Gota have my rear view shakin and my seats vibratin'. (2) 12" Diamond D3 (1) DEI Directed Audio 2400D (1) Kicker L5 15" (1) Rockford Fosgate P5002 (2) 12" Fosgate P2's (2) 15" Fosgate P2 ^^Not all hooked up at once, i rotate. Its all i got.^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
civichatch Posted March 1, 2007 Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 (edited) The negative on the cap doesnt get connected to the amp at all. You just run the negative to the same ground as the amp uses. (same peice of metal u used to ground the amp) And yes you dont run a negative from your battery to your cap. Unless you have already run a negative line off your bat. Edited March 1, 2007 by civichatch Quote System Specs: Alpine SWR-1542D 15" sub Sealed Subwoofer Box MTX mxa 6001 Class D 774watts RMS @ 2ohms MTX Bass Knob Pioneer 6.5's in doors MTX Thunderdome 6x9 in rear Stinger 1 Farad capacitor 80 amp stinger fuse BIG 3 in 4 gauge wire 4 gauge power/ground wire JVC MP3 CD Car Deck (KD-G320) 12 gauge Monster speaker wire to Sub 16 gauge Stinger speaker wire to doors Stinger Gold Plated Battery Terminals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChevyBoy Posted March 1, 2007 Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 i dont think you're supposed to run both grounds together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
civichatch Posted March 1, 2007 Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 (edited) My stinger kit's instructions told me to do it this way and so did Best Buy wen i bought it.. Heres a link it shows wat im talking bout: http://www.caraudiohelp.com/car_audio_capa...nstallation.htm I may be wrong though and if i am please tell me becuase that means my cap isnt even beeing used lol.. Edited March 1, 2007 by civichatch Quote System Specs: Alpine SWR-1542D 15" sub Sealed Subwoofer Box MTX mxa 6001 Class D 774watts RMS @ 2ohms MTX Bass Knob Pioneer 6.5's in doors MTX Thunderdome 6x9 in rear Stinger 1 Farad capacitor 80 amp stinger fuse BIG 3 in 4 gauge wire 4 gauge power/ground wire JVC MP3 CD Car Deck (KD-G320) 12 gauge Monster speaker wire to Sub 16 gauge Stinger speaker wire to doors Stinger Gold Plated Battery Terminals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChevyBoy Posted March 1, 2007 Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 clearly doesnt show the cap and amp grounded together. theyre just grounded separately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westvan_dude Posted March 1, 2007 Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 (edited) You want the cap connected as close as possible to the amp to deliver those last second power surges when the amp needs it. So short power cable to the cap positive to the amp positive cable and also short connection between grounds. Ideally just get a distro block that hooks the cap inline with your power and ground cables. I dunno about others here but I'd always run a dedicated ground to your amps if you're running a lotta power. I wouldn't trust just the sheet metal, especially as the car body ground strap up front which connects the neg terminal of the OE battery to the chassis is usually not the largest gauge. No sense in running 1 gauge power cables and trying to rely on a pencil-neck ground strap to return the currect. Like this: Edited March 1, 2007 by westvan_dude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
civichatch Posted March 1, 2007 Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 Like this: Ok good that is exactly how i have it and mine is foot away from amp. Quote System Specs: Alpine SWR-1542D 15" sub Sealed Subwoofer Box MTX mxa 6001 Class D 774watts RMS @ 2ohms MTX Bass Knob Pioneer 6.5's in doors MTX Thunderdome 6x9 in rear Stinger 1 Farad capacitor 80 amp stinger fuse BIG 3 in 4 gauge wire 4 gauge power/ground wire JVC MP3 CD Car Deck (KD-G320) 12 gauge Monster speaker wire to Sub 16 gauge Stinger speaker wire to doors Stinger Gold Plated Battery Terminals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassHead7 Posted March 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 Like this: Ok good that is exactly how i have it and mine is foot away from amp. wut r those blocks in the center tho. eliminate those. lmao. run positive from batt. to caps positive. then to amp. then ground the Neg. off the cap to metal. i got it now thanks for the help lol Quote Gota have my rear view shakin and my seats vibratin'. (2) 12" Diamond D3 (1) DEI Directed Audio 2400D (1) Kicker L5 15" (1) Rockford Fosgate P5002 (2) 12" Fosgate P2's (2) 15" Fosgate P2 ^^Not all hooked up at once, i rotate. Its all i got.^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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