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Stiffening Capacitors Any Use?
I have heard arguments for using CAPS and arguments on how they are useless
devices successfully sold purely on "hype". What is the general consensus of this forum concerning stiffening caps? Are they worth the money? Is it true that they unnecessarily drain your battery? Is there a good website to get information on how these devices work and why they are/are not useful? Also, if there is a benefit to these devices, what constitutes a "cheap" cap versus a "quality" cap? I understand alot of answers to these questions will be opinionated, but I welcome them anyhow... -- -------------------------------------------------------------- Onyi C. Ejiasa BlaQmail.com - Empower your e-mail. -------------------------------------------------------------- Vote for my install @ sounddomain.com! http://www.sounddomain.com/id/blaqaltima -------------------------------------------------------------- |
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Stiffening Capacitors Any Use?
I have heard arguments for using CAPS and arguments on how they are
useless devices successfully sold purely on "hype". I think they have legitimate uses, but I also think they're sold purely on hype. What is the general consensus of this forum concerning stiffening caps? Are they worth the money? That's a subjective question. Are they worth the money to you? Well, those that have solved their dimming headlights will swear to you they are. Those that think they hear a difference in their audio will also usually say they are. How can you argue with that? Is it true that they unnecessarily drain your battery? No. Is there a good website to get information on how these devices work and why they are/are not useful? The best car audio site on the net surely has something: http://www.bcae1.com Also, if there is a benefit to these devices, what constitutes a "cheap" cap versus a "quality" cap? I understand alot of answers to these questions will be opinionated, but I welcome them anyhow... The single most important parameter (aside from of course the capacitance in Farads) is the equivalent series impedance. This is usually given by the ESL and the ESR. The lower number the better. Unfortunately, not all manufacturers provide this information. |
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Stiffening Capacitors Any Use?
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"Onyi C. Ejiasa" wrote: I have heard arguments for using CAPS and arguments on how they are useless devices successfully sold purely on "hype". What is the general consensus of this forum concerning stiffening caps? Are they worth the money? Is it true that they unnecessarily drain your battery? Is there a good website to get information on how these devices work and why they are/are not useful? Also, if there is a benefit to these devices, what constitutes a "cheap" cap versus a "quality" cap? I understand alot of answers to these questions will be opinionated, but I welcome them anyhow... -- -------------------------------------------------------------- Onyi C. Ejiasa BlaQmail.com - Empower your e-mail. -------------------------------------------------------------- Vote for my install @ sounddomain.com! http://www.sounddomain.com/id/blaqaltima -------------------------------------------------------------- google.com is your friend. -- cyrus *coughcasaucedoprodigynetcough* |
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