Hugh Capacitor willl blow [Archive]

Barry & Nikki

February 27th 05, 04:40 AM

Sounds like this dude has a huge capacitor exploring his bung hole.
Definitely needs to amp it up though for more electroshock therapy.
Obviously the uF amount is not enough to jolt the S*%T that fills his oral
cavity.

> wrote in message
oups.com...
>
>
> A hugh capacitor looks like a bomb. I thought it's WMD hehe..
> can't believe folk install this hugh size of capacitor in car
> and they drive without worry. I feel it's going to explore
> someday. When you put in hugh amp in such big capacitor if a tiny
> thing goes wrong, watch out it might burn you car...
>

MOSFET

February 27th 05, 04:44 AM

> A hugh capacitor looks like a bomb. I thought it's WMD hehe..
LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL
Oh, that's knee slapper! Geez, my sides hurt! Mmdir2002, stop it, you nut,
I can't take it!

> can't believe folk install this hugh size of capacitor in car
> and they drive without worry. I feel it's going to explore
> someday. When you put in hugh amp in such big capacitor if a tiny
> thing goes wrong, watch out it might burn you car...

Watch out, that hugh capacitor's going to explore!

MOSFET

mightymouse68

February 27th 05, 05:54 AM

wrote: ..if a tiny
> thing goes wrong, watch out it might burn you car...

I believe that you are a tiny thing that went wrong.

[email protected]

February 27th 05, 05:58 AM

MZ wrote:
> > A hugh capacitor looks like a bomb. I thought it's WMD hehe..
> > can't believe folk install this hugh size of capacitor in car
> > and they drive without worry. I feel it's going to explore
> > someday. When you put in hugh amp in such big capacitor if a tiny
> > thing goes wrong, watch out it might burn you car...
>
> If "a tiny thing goes wrong"...what tiny thing are you talking about?

YOu are so stupid. Capacitor is a storage device. In this case,
it stores the eletric voltage. If thing go wrong inside of capacitor,
it might cut off the voltage or it might cuz harm to your battery
or if thing get worst, these stored voltage will explore like
the battery charge does sometimes. You are carrying a bomb in your car!

mightymouse68

February 27th 05, 06:14 AM

wrote:
> YOu are so stupid. Capacitor is a storage device. In this case,
> it stores the eletric voltage. If thing go wrong inside of capacitor,
> it might cut off the voltage or it might cuz harm to your battery
> or if thing get worst, these stored voltage will explore like
> the battery charge does sometimes. You are carrying a bomb in your
car!

Look, a capacitor is not going to explode (or explore). It may pop and
ooze fluid, but realistically it should never explode. Even if it did
explode it wouldn't kill you or even hurt you. They aren't packed with
C4. I had a couple of cans of soda explode in my trunk one winter and
I'm still alive to talk about it. Do us all a favor Chicken Little and
stop posting such nonsense. The sky is not falling.

February 27th 05, 06:59 AM

>> If "a tiny thing goes wrong"...what tiny thing are you talking about?
>
> YOu are so stupid. Capacitor is a storage device. In this case,
> it stores the eletric voltage. If thing go wrong inside of capacitor,
> it might cut off the voltage or it might cuz harm to your battery
> or if thing get worst, these stored voltage will explore like
> the battery charge does sometimes. You are carrying a bomb in your car!

Capacitors can "explode", yeah. So what happens when one does? Have you
ever actually seen a capacitor "explode"? I have. Is it like a bomb
exploding? Are there flames? Can it cause your car to catch fire?

[email protected]

February 27th 05, 08:12 AM

mightymouse68 wrote:
> wrote:
> > YOu are so stupid. Capacitor is a storage device. In this case,
> > it stores the eletric voltage. If thing go wrong inside of
capacitor,
> > it might cut off the voltage or it might cuz harm to your battery
> > or if thing get worst, these stored voltage will explore like
> > the battery charge does sometimes. You are carrying a bomb in your
> car!
>
> Look, a capacitor is not going to explode (or explore). It may pop
and
> ooze fluid, but realistically it should never explode. Even if it did
> explode it wouldn't kill you or even hurt you. They aren't packed
with
> C4. I had a couple of cans of soda explode in my trunk one winter and
> I'm still alive to talk about it. Do us all a favor Chicken Little
and
> stop posting such nonsense. The sky is not falling.

What are you saying, you stupid idiot!!! You said that was soda can
exploded not capacitor. If it was a big capacitor, you might not talk
about this right now.

mightymouse68

February 27th 05, 09:11 AM

i is not an stupid idiot. i be just tryin too shair mye openion. y wood
u be so meen too me.

Tony F

February 27th 05, 10:41 AM

I think is someone we all know & he's just ****ing
around with us. I mean, can someone honestly be that stupid? Or maybe he's
mentally handicapped and we shouldn't be making fun of him. I can visualize
him sitting in front of his computer all day drooling and wearing a bicycle
helmet so he doesn't hurt himself. Seriously, read the first post and
imagine him with a bicycle helmet, a little pink, stuffed alligator that
squeaks when you squeeze it, a bib, and thick, black-rimmed glasses. It all
fits, doesn't it?

Okay. Now I feel bad.

And now I don't.

Tony

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Eclipse CD8454 Head Unit, Phoenix Gold ZX475ti, ZX450 and ZX500 Amplifiers,
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Scott Gardner

February 27th 05, 11:09 AM

On Sun, 27 Feb 2005 02:41:28 -0800, "Tony F"
> wrote:

>I think is someone we all know & he's just ****ing
>around with us. I mean, can someone honestly be that stupid? Or maybe he's
>mentally handicapped and we shouldn't be making fun of him. I can visualize
>him sitting in front of his computer all day drooling and wearing a bicycle
>helmet so he doesn't hurt himself. Seriously, read the first post and
>imagine him with a bicycle helmet, a little pink, stuffed alligator that
>squeaks when you squeeze it, a bib, and thick, black-rimmed glasses. It all
>fits, doesn't it?
>
>Okay. Now I feel bad.
>
>And now I don't.
>
>Tony

Sadly, I don't think he's joking. Google pulled up a couple thousand
posts from . On some of them, he uses his e-mail
address as his name, and on others, he posts as "Red Cloud". He posts
on dozens of different groups, and as far as I can tell, it's the same
incoherent babbling on all of them.

SG

sq4u

February 27th 05, 01:28 PM

Ummmm.......just remember to charge...discharge your capacitor with the correct resistor wire (only needs charge BEFORE initial install, discharge when removed).. most new caps are sold with these wires with l.e.d.s to inform you about charge, discharge status, you should have no problems.....get one with a led voltmeter (it looks cool) keep the wire from the cap to the amp relatively short 3 to 4 feet for better response ...dont worry...everything will be alright...double check connections. and if you have a question, dont hesitate to get a second opinion. Youd go to another doctor right!!???? so do yourself a favor and get informed......by the way.....caps are filled with acids like a battery. so, if a cross wire were to happen.....the acids will ooze out the unit.

Sean Scott

February 27th 05, 01:56 PM

"mightymouse68" > wrote in message
oups.com...
>i is not an stupid idiot. i be just tryin too shair mye openion. y wood
> u be so meen too me.
>

That settles it, he is just ****ing around, No one can be this stupid to
make so many mistakes in just 3 sentences. Either that or someones pet
chimp got on the computer.

MOSFET

February 27th 05, 04:43 PM

> Ummmm.......just remember to charge...discharge your capacitor with the
> correct resistor wire (only needs charge BEFORE initial install,
> discharge when removed)..

Discharging your cap when you no longer use it is a REALLY good idea as I
failed to do this once and when I went to store it something metal touched
both posts on top, and MAN, that will give you a big time education on how
much current a cap can unload in an instant (a small part of the metal that
touched the cap was VAPORIZED!). Of course, given enough time, a cap will
discharge itself.

But, as far as charging a cap, the resistor is needed only to prevent a
large spark. I have charged caps without this resistor and I'm still
standing, but it's not a bad idea; if you have the resistor, use it.

MOSFET

MOSFET

February 27th 05, 04:48 PM

> I think is someone we all know & he's just ****ing
> around with us.

Didn't he show up about the same time I showed up on the scene? Alter ego,
maybe?

Hmmmm....

No ****ing way!

MOSFET

MOSFET

February 27th 05, 04:53 PM

> > Sadly, I don't think he's joking. Google pulled up a couple thousand
> posts from . On some of them, he uses his e-mail
> address as his name, and on others, he posts as "Red Cloud". He posts
> on dozens of different groups, and as far as I can tell, it's the same
> incoherent babbling on all of them.
>

> SG

Oh, great! Now I feel guilty for making fun of him. Thanks!

His posts are actually pretty funny and they give us something to talk
about. If he just didn't give advice. That's when it becomes problematic.

MOSFET

[email protected]

February 28th 05, 06:07 AM

Sean Scott wrote:
> "mightymouse68" > wrote in message
> oups.com...
> >i is not an stupid idiot. i be just tryin too shair mye openion. y
wood
> > u be so meen too me.
> >
>
> That settles it, he is just ****ing around, No one can be this stupid
to
> make so many mistakes in just 3 sentences. Either that or someones
pet
> chimp got on the computer.

HOly cow! What are you mumbling about? Do you really want to be a
oxymoron?

[email protected]

February 28th 05, 06:24 AM

sq4u wrote:
> Ummmm.......just remember to charge...discharge your capacitor with
the
> correct resistor wire (only needs charge BEFORE initial install,
> discharge when removed).. most new caps are sold with these wires
with
> l.e.d.s to inform you about charge, discharge status, you should have
> no problems.....get one with a led voltmeter (it looks cool) keep the
> wire from the cap to the amp relatively short 3 to 4 feet for better
> response ...dont worry...everything will be alright...double check
> connections. and if you have a question, dont hesitate to get a
second
> opinion. Youd go to another doctor right!!???? so do yourself a
favor
> and get informed......by the way.....caps are filled with acids like
a
> battery. so, if a cross wire were to happen.....the acids will ooze
out
> the unit.
>
>
> --
> sq4u

Wow I CAN'T BELIEVE WHAT I'M HEARING HERE...Capacitor is not like
tiny
device in a electronic device I've known. With rising upgrade sound of
car stereo, we have the KingKong size of capacitor. This must be the
largest capacitor in consumer electronic device I've ever seen. This is
really crazy and same times it's hilarious that many fool don't
realize the unnecessarily and dangerous gadget they carry into their
car when
capacitor simply does NOTHING. Capacitor can't fix the broken car
stereo
sound. Capacitor does not supply a voltage. All it does is reading out
the digitial display of voltage. Who needs to read the voltage since
the
all car stereo must operate at +12 volt. We all know that. If you don't
know, you must be some 3 grader. Well finished my laugh here...

Now cap is acting like a battery. If this is a case, it is right just
as I've thought. Acid stuff from batter is dangerous to be around.
I wouldn't want to be part of this street competition of earthshaking
sound, and go to

Thor Lancelot Simon

February 28th 05, 06:43 AM

In article . com>,
> wrote:
>
> Acid stuff from batter is dangerous to be around.

No, no. The acid goes in the kool-aid; the vodka goes in the the jell-o;
the "green flour" goes in the brownie mix. Leave the pancake batter alone,
people need their sugar and grease the morning after a binge and you
don't want to **** with that.

For someone who is clearly constantly on drugs -- powerful drugs,
maybe even Hunter S. Thompson quality Powerful Narcotics -- you really
don't know much about what you're doing.

--
Thor Lancelot Simon

"The inconsistency is startling, though admittedly, if consistency is to be
abandoned or transcended, there is no problem." - Noam Chomsky

February 28th 05, 07:11 AM

> Now cap is acting like a battery. If this is a case, it is right just
> as I've thought. Acid stuff from batter is dangerous to be around.
> I wouldn't want to be part of this street competition of earthshaking
> sound, and go to

I can't explain how disappointed I am that this post had to end so abruptly.
My guess is that a capacitor exploded nearby...

mightymouse68

February 28th 05, 07:26 AM

If that is the case, perhaps Scott can put together a "Best of mmdir2"
from the thousands of posts that he found. Let us all bow our heads for
a moment of silence...

[email protected]

February 28th 05, 07:40 AM

Scott Gardner wrote:
> On Sun, 27 Feb 2005 02:41:28 -0800, "Tony F"
> > wrote:
>
> >I think is someone we all know & he's just
****ing
> >around with us. I mean, can someone honestly be that stupid? Or
maybe he's
> >mentally handicapped and we shouldn't be making fun of him. I can
visualize
> >him sitting in front of his computer all day drooling and wearing a
bicycle
> >helmet so he doesn't hurt himself. Seriously, read the first post
and
> >imagine him with a bicycle helmet, a little pink, stuffed alligator
that
> >squeaks when you squeeze it, a bib, and thick, black-rimmed glasses.
It all
> >fits, doesn't it?
> >
> >Okay. Now I feel bad.
> >
> >And now I don't.
> >
> >Tony
>
> Sadly, I don't think he's joking. Google pulled up a couple thousand
> posts from . On some of them, he uses his
e-mail
> address as his name, and on others, he posts as "Red Cloud". He
posts
> on dozens of different groups, and as far as I can tell, it's the
same
> incoherent babbling on all of them.
>
> SG

Thanks a lots you oxymoron! I thanks you for back searching me...and
you have a plenty of time to read all of my previous posts...I surely
do not back searching you and I surely don't care about your previous
posts. You must be a kid!

Sean Scott

February 28th 05, 12:05 PM

> wrote in message
oups.com...
>
> sq4u wrote:
>> Ummmm.......just remember to charge...discharge your capacitor with
> the
>> correct resistor wire (only needs charge BEFORE initial install,
>> discharge when removed).. most new caps are sold with these wires
> with
>> l.e.d.s to inform you about charge, discharge status, you should have
>> no problems.....get one with a led voltmeter (it looks cool) keep the
>> wire from the cap to the amp relatively short 3 to 4 feet for better
>> response ...dont worry...everything will be alright...double check
>> connections. and if you have a question, dont hesitate to get a
> second
>> opinion. Youd go to another doctor right!!???? so do yourself a
> favor
>> and get informed......by the way.....caps are filled with acids like
> a
>> battery. so, if a cross wire were to happen.....the acids will ooze
> out
>> the unit.
>>
>>
>> --
>> sq4u
>
> Wow I CAN'T BELIEVE WHAT I'M HEARING HERE...Capacitor is not like
> tiny
> device in a electronic device I've known. With rising upgrade sound of
> car stereo, we have the KingKong size of capacitor. This must be the
> largest capacitor in consumer electronic device I've ever seen. This is
> really crazy and same times it's hilarious that many fool don't
> realize the unnecessarily and dangerous gadget they carry into their
> car when
> capacitor simply does NOTHING. Capacitor can't fix the broken car
> stereo
> sound. Capacitor does not supply a voltage. All it does is reading out
> the digitial display of voltage. Who needs to read the voltage since
> the
> all car stereo must operate at +12 volt. We all know that. If you don't
> know, you must be some 3 grader. Well finished my laugh here...
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Now cap is acting like a battery. If this is a case, it is right just
> as I've thought. Acid stuff from batter is dangerous to be around.
> I wouldn't want to be part of this street competition of earthshaking
> sound, and go to
>

Ouch, fell outta my chair laughing at this post. lol

Chad Wahls

February 28th 05, 03:41 PM

"MZ" > wrote in message
...
>>> If "a tiny thing goes wrong"...what tiny thing are you talking about?
>>
>> YOu are so stupid. Capacitor is a storage device. In this case,
>> it stores the eletric voltage. If thing go wrong inside of capacitor,
>> it might cut off the voltage or it might cuz harm to your battery
>> or if thing get worst, these stored voltage will explore like
>> the battery charge does sometimes. You are carrying a bomb in your car!
>
> Capacitors can "explode", yeah. So what happens when one does? Have you
> ever actually seen a capacitor "explode"? I have. Is it like a bomb
> exploding? Are there flames? Can it cause your car to catch fire?
>

Gave me stitches and burns, still have scars to prove it, BUT this was an
isolated instance and happened on a bench when something went VERY wrong.
Highly unlikely in an automotive environment as long as all connections are
properly protected. I really don't believe in caps though....

Chad

Chad Wahls

February 28th 05, 03:43 PM

"MOSFET" > wrote in message
...
>> Ummmm.......just remember to charge...discharge your capacitor with the
>> correct resistor wire (only needs charge BEFORE initial install,
>> discharge when removed)..
>
> Discharging your cap when you no longer use it is a REALLY good idea as I
> failed to do this once and when I went to store it something metal touched
> both posts on top, and MAN, that will give you a big time education on how
> much current a cap can unload in an instant (a small part of the metal
> that
> touched the cap was VAPORIZED!). Of course, given enough time, a cap will
> discharge itself.
>
> But, as far as charging a cap, the resistor is needed only to prevent a
> large spark. I have charged caps without this resistor and I'm still
> standing, but it's not a bad idea; if you have the resistor, use it.
>
> MOSFET
>
>

A cap will consume as much current on charge as it will provide on
discharge. Not a good idea to charge with a high current pulse.

Chad

Chad Wahls

February 28th 05, 03:47 PM

> wrote in message
oups.com...
>

>
> Wow I CAN'T BELIEVE WHAT I'M HEARING HERE...Capacitor is not like
> tiny
> device in a electronic device I've known. With rising upgrade sound of
> car stereo, we have the KingKong size of capacitor. This must be the
> largest capacitor in consumer electronic device I've ever seen.

When you get out of your freshman electronics class and into the real world
you will see large caps, trust me, ever seen a large computer supply? How
'bout a power supply for a large studio console? The cap banks in these
make car caps look like childs play!

Wanna see some big ones? Look in a electrical grid substation, they have
large fan-cooled caps and inductors to correct power factor.

Chad

Chad Wahls

February 28th 05, 03:49 PM

"MOSFET" > wrote in message
...
>> A hugh capacitor looks like a bomb. I thought it's WMD hehe..
> LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL
> Oh, that's knee slapper! Geez, my sides hurt! Mmdir2002, stop it, you
> nut,
> I can't take it!
>
>> can't believe folk install this hugh size of capacitor in car
>> and they drive without worry. I feel it's going to explore
>> someday. When you put in hugh amp in such big capacitor if a tiny
>> thing goes wrong, watch out it might burn you car...
>
> Watch out, that hugh capacitor's going to explore!
>
> MOSFET
>
>

www.engrish.com

MOSFET

February 28th 05, 04:55 PM

I really don't believe in caps though....
>
> Chad
>
If I had stitches and burns, I suppose I wouldn't believe in caps either. ;)

MOSFET

MOSFET

February 28th 05, 05:05 PM

> A cap will consume as much current on charge as it will provide on
> discharge. Not a good idea to charge with a high current pulse.
>
> Chad
>
No, you're right. It's not a good idea. My point was simply that it CAN be
done.

MOSFET

Chad Wahls

February 28th 05, 05:22 PM

"MOSFET" > wrote in message
...
>> A cap will consume as much current on charge as it will provide on
>> discharge. Not a good idea to charge with a high current pulse.
>>
>> Chad
>>
> No, you're right. It's not a good idea. My point was simply that it CAN
> be
> done.
>
> MOSFET
>
>

Yep happens all the time,

Funny Story, Once I jumped a dead car in a parking lot, it was a lady
driving her son's car while he was away at school, she left the lights on
and killed the battery. I did not know about the small fortune he had
invested in caps in the trunk. My jumper cable clamp stayed permanently
attached to that car. I swear I still can see the blue spot when I close my
eyes at night :)

Chad

Chad Wahls

February 28th 05, 05:28 PM

"MOSFET" > wrote in message
...
> I really don't believe in caps though....
>>
>> Chad
>>
> If I had stitches and burns, I suppose I wouldn't believe in caps either.
> ;)
>
> MOSFET
>
>

It was a tube amp that had a really high plate voltage, it is common to put
2 caps in series and use balancing resistors to gain double the voltage
handling. One resistor failed and the other cap in series went down in
resistance by a bunch. I had 650-700V on a 400V cap, it exploded before the
venting had time to operate. Surprise! I've seen (had to clean up) some
great cap explosions.

I see all these banks of caps at shows straight up with unprotected
terminals, I always wondered what it would look like if a handful of change
were induced to the scenario :)

Chad

February 28th 05, 05:29 PM

> It was a tube amp that had a really high plate voltage, it is common to
put
> 2 caps in series and use balancing resistors to gain double the voltage
> handling. One resistor failed and the other cap in series went down in
> resistance by a bunch. I had 650-700V on a 400V cap, it exploded before
the
> venting had time to operate. Surprise! I've seen (had to clean up) some
> great cap explosions.

I've never popped big caps before. Do they enter projectile status like the
little ones, or do they produce a light show instead?

> I see all these banks of caps at shows straight up with unprotected
> terminals, I always wondered what it would look like if a handful of
change
> were induced to the scenario :)

lol don't give me any ideas...

Chad Wahls

February 28th 05, 06:35 PM

"MZ" > wrote in message
...
Surprise! I've seen (had to clean up) some
>> great cap explosions.
>
> I've never popped big caps before. Do they enter projectile status like
> the
> little ones, or do they produce a light show instead?
>

Imagine placing a hand grenade wrapped in oil soaked knit sweaters into a
metal trash can :)

Usually it's mostly shrapnel, A few have gone into Titan Rocket status and
dented up the lid of the offending piece gear pretty bad. Nearly always the
venting works as it should and there's just smelly lytic everywhere :(

Unfortunately I have never seen a light show, but smoke/steam is another
story.

>> I see all these banks of caps at shows straight up with unprotected
>> terminals, I always wondered what it would look like if a handful of
> change
>> were induced to the scenario :)
>
> lol don't give me any ideas...

Makes you wonder doesn't it?

Chad

MOSFET

March 1st 05, 04:54 AM

> Funny Story, Once I jumped a dead car in a parking lot, it was a lady
> driving her son's car while he was away at school, she left the lights on
> and killed the battery. I did not know about the small fortune he had
> invested in caps in the trunk. My jumper cable clamp stayed permanently
> attached to that car. I swear I still can see the blue spot when I close
my
> eyes at night :)
>
> Chad
>
Yikes! Can you imagine if car batteries had the same ESR as caps? Not
pretty.

MOSFET

Snuffy Smiff

March 1st 05, 09:01 AM

> wrote in message
oups.com...
>
> sq4u wrote:
>> Ummmm.......just remember to charge...discharge your capacitor with
> the
>> correct resistor wire (only needs charge BEFORE initial install,
>> discharge when removed).. most new caps are sold with these wires
> with
>> l.e.d.s to inform you about charge, discharge status, you should have
>> no problems.....get one with a led voltmeter (it looks cool) keep the
>> wire from the cap to the amp relatively short 3 to 4 feet for better
>> response ...dont worry...everything will be alright...double check
>> connections. and if you have a question, dont hesitate to get a
> second
>> opinion. Youd go to another doctor right!!???? so do yourself a
> favor
>> and get informed......by the way.....caps are filled with acids like
> a
>> battery. so, if a cross wire were to happen.....the acids will ooze
> out
>> the unit.
>>
>>
>> --
>> sq4u
>
> Wow I CAN'T BELIEVE WHAT I'M HEARING HERE...Capacitor is not like
> tiny
> device in a electronic device I've known. With rising upgrade sound of
> car stereo, we have the KingKong size of capacitor. This must be the
> largest capacitor in consumer electronic device I've ever seen. This is
> really crazy and same times it's hilarious that many fool don't
> realize the unnecessarily and dangerous gadget they carry into their
> car when
> capacitor simply does NOTHING. Capacitor can't fix the broken car
> stereo
> sound. Capacitor does not supply a voltage. All it does is reading out
> the digitial display of voltage. Who needs to read the voltage since
> the
> all car stereo must operate at +12 volt. We all know that. If you don't
> know, you must be some 3 grader. Well finished my laugh here...
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Now cap is acting like a battery. If this is a case, it is right just
> as I've thought. Acid stuff from batter is dangerous to be around.
> I wouldn't want to be part of this street competition of earthshaking
> sound, and go to
>

You should be committed for bringing this terrible thing to all our
attentions. I bet this is all a nefarious plot by those nasty HipHoppers!
This could really be so hugh as to be quite series-why, it could even stune
the really hugh beeber!
But still much Danger lingers, what with all the possible leakage of
unnecessarily and hilarious radioacid batter Stuff! WOW! This may be the
Time of much worry and rising upgrades.... perhaps You should alert
Homeland Security as to this series and rather earthshaking eletric voltage
problem NOW! Don't wait, we have FAR too many cars with bombs exploring our
streets and all...

Snuffy

Ian

March 2nd 05, 01:40 PM

> wrote in message
oups.com...
>
>
> A hugh capacitor looks like a bomb. I thought it's WMD hehe..
> can't believe folk install this hugh size of capacitor in car
> and they drive without worry. I feel it's going to explore
> someday. When you put in hugh amp in such big capacitor if a tiny
> thing goes wrong, watch out it might burn you car...

When I was in university my roomate and I would take capacitors and wire
them up to the wall socket stick them outside and wait for a person to walk
by and flip the switch. The small caps made a loud explosion and a spark.
The larger caps would simply heat up and start smoking. I've never heard of
a car audio cap exploding. What could possibly go wrong? Is the cap going
to wire itself backwards? Most caps sold these days have a working voltage
of 16-20 volts. Most cars don't put out that much voltage even with a
defective regulator.