recstar24 Posted June 19, 2008 Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 BASS CAPACITOR Ok, someone explain what a digital capacitor is? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerius Posted June 19, 2008 Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 It's a capacitor for a car subwoofer system, no idea what the digital readouts are for. Probably so it can blink and look bling or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin Posted June 19, 2008 Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 it might just be showing the voltage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knuckledragger Posted June 19, 2008 Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 Huhuhuh, it's a "stiffening" capacitor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icarium Posted June 19, 2008 Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 I think it adds more drift with very little feed-yaw when tokyo drifting at speeds of greater than 50 knots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted June 19, 2008 Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 Huhuhuh, it's a "stiffening" capacitor.If it ain't Stiff, it ain't worth a ... For those who know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spritzer Posted June 19, 2008 Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 it might just be showing the voltage That's probably it but it also might just be showing some random numbers as this is Monster Cable after all... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augsburger Posted June 19, 2008 Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 My guess is that it is either local or Greenwich Mean time. GMT: Greenwich Mean Time - World Time / Time in every Time Zone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin gilmore Posted June 19, 2008 Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 Someone buy it and send it to mikhail. He likes big caps... Perfect for DC fillament supplies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philodox Posted June 20, 2008 Report Share Posted June 20, 2008 lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duggeh Posted June 20, 2008 Report Share Posted June 20, 2008 I don't give a wooden nickel for your digital capacitors.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhjazz Posted June 20, 2008 Report Share Posted June 20, 2008 "Greatly improved transient power response, bass impact, and definition." I had a similar one of these in a car audio install years ago (with no digital readout). The idea is this: your car battery is in the front of the car, and your three amps are in the back. When you system is turned up, it can suck power more quickly than the battery can charge up the line. With a large capacitor working as a small fast-acting battery near the amps, you get power more quickly. Did I notice a difference? Actually, I did. Although I couldn't describe it now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted June 20, 2008 Report Share Posted June 20, 2008 Is that thing really 1,000,000 uF? :confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBLoudG20 Posted June 20, 2008 Report Share Posted June 20, 2008 "Greatly improved transient power response, bass impact, and definition." I had a similar one of these in a car audio install years ago (with no digital readout). The idea is this: your car battery is in the front of the car, and your three amps are in the back. When you system is turned up, it can suck power more quickly than the battery can charge up the line. With a large capacitor working as a small fast-acting battery near the amps, you get power more quickly. Did I notice a difference? Actually, I did. Although I couldn't describe it now... Hint: electriciy moves at roughly the speed of light. It has nothign to do with the battery not be able to 'charge the line'. Power lines don't charge. Typical car batteries cannot supply the fast, on demand current that a high power car system cam provide. However, these large, electrolytic caps can. My last system pulled 75+ amps at volume. I needed to upgrade the battery, alternator, and still add 4 Farads of stiffening caps to keep my lights from dimming too badly. God what a waste of money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBLoudG20 Posted June 20, 2008 Report Share Posted June 20, 2008 Is that thing really 1,000,000 uF? :confused: 1,000,000 uf = 1 farad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark baguette Posted June 20, 2008 Report Share Posted June 20, 2008 1 farad is about the entry point for car audio caps. Unless you're a basshead, that should be plenty. I have a 500 watt sub amp and I dont use a cap at all. I'm just judicious with the bass. Though I do have an aftermarket battery. edit: and I definitely dont think it was a waste of money. Time? Yes. If I had to do it over again, I would have had an installer install all my dynamat-related things. Door panels are a bitch to put back on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted June 20, 2008 Report Share Posted June 20, 2008 So, anyone willing to sponsor me when I use 6 of them as output coupling caps on a Millett Starving Student Hybrid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark baguette Posted June 20, 2008 Report Share Posted June 20, 2008 Here is a popular capacitor. Alumapro CAP5 V2 Carbon Alloy Power 5 Farad Capacitor * 5 farad Minimum Capacitance * For all 12-volt vehicle electrical systems * 100 volts (50 mSec) Surge * 650 Joules nominal stored energy * .002 ohms/Farad typical ESR * Connections for up to 4 AWG cable * Dimensions: 5.1 W x 8.2 L x 1.6 H * Approx. 4 lbs. $269.99 at WoofersEtc.com Just remember that even though they are designed to assist the battery, they still ad they're own power demand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recstar24 Posted June 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2008 So, anyone willing to sponsor me when I use 6 of them as output coupling caps on a Millett Starving Student Hybrid? I was thinking you could use them to upgrade a hornet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin gilmore Posted June 20, 2008 Report Share Posted June 20, 2008 But then it would take 500 years to charge... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spritzer Posted June 20, 2008 Report Share Posted June 20, 2008 But then it would take 500 years to charge... That's just the normal burn-in time for a RSA amp... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hYdrociTy Posted June 20, 2008 Report Share Posted June 20, 2008 So, anyone willing to sponsor me when I use 6 of them as output coupling caps on a Millett Starving Student Hybrid? and for low power, a pair of 5.5v 1f supercaps would do... like for the hornet and reference 15,000uf is sooo obsolete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhjazz Posted June 21, 2008 Report Share Posted June 21, 2008 Typical car batteries cannot supply the fast, on demand current that a high power car system cam provide. However, these large, electrolytic caps can.That's what I meant and you know it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBLoudG20 Posted June 21, 2008 Report Share Posted June 21, 2008 That's what I meant and you know it! Well, you said it can't charge the power cable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvdunhill Posted June 21, 2008 Report Share Posted June 21, 2008 That's just the normal burn-in time for a RSA amp... burn-in? Ray's amps inject a subtle hypnotic track over the output signal that can easily be mistaken for distortion. 500 hours is the amount of time before your totally under the power of the amp and start the fan-boy chanting ritual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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