capacitor what should i do

[storm trooper]

i know this is a rookie question but im going to be buying some l7s for my cb soon and ive had a few people tell me i should get a cap which i dont really know to much about so id apprectiate it if someone could explain to me how its suppose to help thanks!

[NorcoAccord]

it acts like a battery, it helps when the bass hits hard, it keeps your headlight from dimming among other things.

[rudy1980]

a 1 farad should be enough if you plan on running 1000watts or less.

A cap stores energy and releses it as needed in a surge of power, it acts as a "cushion" between the amp and batt./alternator.

[GREENCB3]

I would highly recomend this if your running a high power system on your car so you won't suck all of the battery and alternator life from your car.

[Radioactive]

Gat a 1 farad or bigger. The bigger the better.

[oranger]

Gat a 1 farad or bigger. The bigger the better.

Sort of, after a certain point into won't matter. But yes big stuff, run a cap. It'll save your alternator and battery and all that good stuff.

[rudy1980]

I think the RMS on those are like 400+ watts and 1000W peak, you'll need a amp with like 800W to run it, and with that many watts you diffinately need a cap. 1 farad is good for 1000W

edit: I think that may be the specs for a L5 the L7's are higher.

[storm trooper]

thanks for all da comments the l7s push 1000 rms and 2000 watts peak. im getting closer to em cant wait

[Radioactive]

Sort of, after a certain point into won't matter. But yes big stuff, run a cap. It'll save your alternator and battery and all that good stuff.

The bigger the cap, the more charge it will hold and the longer it will give out its charge. If the system is played at levels for a long period of time and the alternator cannot keep up with the current demands, then the cap will not be able to keep up either. An alternator upgrade will fix these problems. But, a high output at idle alternator is not cheap.

[Clean-CB7]

this is a good question. I was also thinking about this. but i only have 1 12 Pioneer and a Soundstorm 1500 Watt amp. and u said ur running 2 so id ont think ill need it for 1. well i hope not

[1990AccordBoy]

would a 170 amp alt, and like 1 cap in the back work? and btw u can put as many speakers in ur car cuz the only thing that drains the bat. is the bass so as long as u have no subs u can completly load ur car w/ speakers

[cleanjdm]

l7 15's only push 1000 rms. i'd recommend a 5 farad cap with at least 4 gauge wire.