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Capacitor Advice
Since I'm having trouble finding someone in the area to upgrade my
alternator I have been looking at caps on eBay as a temporary band-aid. I've noticed some inexpensive caps with high farad claims and was wondering if anyone here has had experience with some of the lower cost options. Is a $50.00 1-farad cap generally as good as a $100.00 1-farad cap? Please share your experiences with various brands. |
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Since I'm having trouble finding someone in the area to upgrade my
alternator I have been looking at caps on eBay as a temporary band-aid. I've noticed some inexpensive caps with high farad claims and was wondering if anyone here has had experience with some of the lower cost options. Is a $50.00 1-farad cap generally as good as a $100.00 1-farad cap? Please share your experiences with various brands. Pretty much, yeah. There are minor differences, but for the most part they're the same (with that kind of price discrepancy!). Just make sure that the voltage rating on it is at least 16v... |
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Pretty much, yeah. There are minor differences, but for the most part
they're the same (with that kind of price discrepancy!). Just make sure that the voltage rating on it is at least 16v... I would add that although the electrical propertise of cheap vs, expensive caps are virtually the same (there may be some differences in ESR but generally this is going to be unnoticable), I have found that the construction of cheaper caps can be a problem. The holes on top where the two posts screw in became stripped, seemed to disintigrate and were difficult to use with a cheap set of Lightening Bolt .5 farrad caps I own. I also own a 1 farrad Lightening Strike cap (a higher-end model) that is built much better and does not suffer from this problem. I also have used in the past (10 years ago) Monster Caps (designed by Richard Clark and David Navone) and these suffered from the same problem as the Bolt's. I heard once that most caps are manufactured by only a handful of companies who then put on their own labels. If possible try to look inside the holes on top where the posts screw in and see if it looks solid. MOSFET |