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Thread: Do power acoustik caps suck ? |
    
Silver Member Username: Erik123456
Arlington,
Tx
Post Number: 412
Registered: Aug-04
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| Posted on Thursday, February 17, 2005 - 12:09 pm: |
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I know they arent considered a car audio heavyweight but how are their caps does anyone have any experience with them -- I was thinking of adding one mostly bc they light up blue and look cool lol (atleast i know they dont really do much) but i figured for like 60 bucks tossing one in might give me a bit tighter bass and I just wanted to know what their reputation was and if there are better ones? |
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Silver Member Username: Erik123456
Arlington,
Tx
Post Number: 413
Registered: Aug-04
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| Posted on Thursday, February 17, 2005 - 04:26 pm: |
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apparently no one ever knows the answer to this question lol
someone asked it about 3 wks ago and no one answered either lol |
Silver Member Username: James1115
Wilton,
Ct
Post Number: 830
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Thursday, February 17, 2005 - 04:38 pm: |
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yeah man I dont know much about caps if one is better then the other. I would say that it would have to do its job but then again you can say the same thing about amps. wish I could help you out man. |
Silver Member Username: Erik123456
Arlington,
Tx
Post Number: 414
Registered: Aug-04
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| Posted on Thursday, February 17, 2005 - 04:43 pm: |
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how do you like your phnx gold cap? - do you think it helps you out? Im just curious to see If it gave you tighter bass or anything of that sort |
Silver Member Username: James1115
Wilton,
Ct
Post Number: 836
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Thursday, February 17, 2005 - 05:55 pm: |
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well I put my cap in the same time I did my alternator just because I had boughten it a few years back and never used it so I had it laying around wasting space so I figured what the hell. I cant tell you if it helped or not I just liked the way it fit into my install. I figured it couldnt hurt ya know. I am sorry man I have no good advice for you bro. |
Silver Member Username: Rob315
Cuse,
NY
U.S.
Post Number: 119
Registered: Jan-05
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| Posted on Thursday, February 17, 2005 - 11:38 pm: |
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a cap is a cap is a cap is a cap..lol |
Gold Member Username: Jonathan_f
GA
USA
Post Number: 3270
Registered: May-04
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| Posted on Thursday, February 17, 2005 - 11:46 pm: |
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Rob is right on that one, of course there are always a couple of higher end brands that are exceptions, though. Capacitors are about as simple of a device as it gets, you'd be doing really good if you severely screwed up the engineering for a capacitor. |
Silver Member Username: James1115
Wilton,
Ct
Post Number: 868
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Friday, February 18, 2005 - 12:37 am: |
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thats what I figured but wasnt sure. |
Silver Member Username: Erik123456
Arlington,
Tx
Post Number: 416
Registered: Aug-04
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| Posted on Friday, February 18, 2005 - 10:39 am: |
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lol rob glass has told me that like 7 times a cap is a cap is a cap |
Silver Member Username: Addicted2bass
Miami,
FLORIDA
USA
Post Number: 208
Registered: Nov-04
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| Posted on Friday, February 18, 2005 - 12:23 pm: |
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my bro uses a 2.4 farad power acoustic cap and it seems to do the job, he has a 2000w rms amp and an 800w rms with a 120amp alt. and his lights dimmed horribly but he couldnt afford a new alt. so his friend gave him the cap for free so he is using it until he can but a new alt. and it seems to help the light dimming, but he still is going to buy a new alt. jus my input |
