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Author Looking at power caps on Ebay....This one
toxic
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the battry is a Calcium HCB Range: i think im looking on there site i got the receipt and it was £59.99
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ill have a look sumtime, bit unsure tho
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yeh power caps are a strange one,

If you dont have a decent enough battery and have a power cap, Your Bass will sound better with a cap, but it will give your battery and altenator a right blasting and reduce the life of them, its swings and roundabouts really,

and even if you have a good battery a cap is still good, as it discharges much quicker than a battery does
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i agree thats caps are a waste of money...and yes i bought 1 b4 i some one showed me the light....

how ever im running amped up infinitys in the front and rear....but also i have an amped set of inffinitys 6 b 9s in the false floor.....the reason for this is because it was a cheap option for more mid and top end at the rear of the car...... my 2 15" kickers drown out everything when the boots open..,..... how ever ive i was to do another install i wouldnt bother with them ..... id have a better set of front comps i.e focal .....


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Originally posted by Mike_Corsa
6x9s suck ? lmao , im sorry but i dnt agree with anything youve sed, power caps save your battery and 6x9s are better than wank little rear speakers that blow up after a week of loud playing :


6X9S Are for MAXPOWER chav's and as for little rear speakers you can get realy good one's. BUT you dont realy need back speakers unless you have friends in the back as thay pull the sound. The best set up you can get realy is comp's up front amp them up say around 50 to 100rms each side and a sub in the boot.

And power cap's are a wast of ££££.

But you can all way's ask @ CLICK HERE
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"6X9S Are for MAXPOWER chav's and as for little rear speakers"

youve rounded up most new drivers here and everyones gotta start somewhere
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IMO 6x9's are cheap quite loud speakers, if you arent a car audio fanatic and just want something quite loud in your car then they are great, not everyone can afford some front comps and then an amp to run them
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Originally posted by --Rikki--
IMO 6x9's are cheap quite loud speakers, if you arent a car audio fanatic and just want something quite loud in your car then they are great, not everyone can afford some front comps and then an amp to run them


RIKKI from the sounds of that m8 i take it you have 6x9s
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tbh, if your lights are dimming (or your electrical system cant handle your system) then you should really replace your battery (or go split charge), the "big three" and alternator. only once you have sorted out your system without the need of a powercap, you can add one if you wish to smooth everything over.

using a cap in your system without doing the other stuff is a bit pointless as all it'll do is put a big strain on your electrical system and at some point it will either fry itself or just die.

just remember - horses for courses
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power caps are still no good even then they just add even more drain to the system (as once its dischared its gotta be recharged from somewhere).

As said before if your car dims you need bigger battery, then change big 3, then new alternator and then finally the only option is a 'batcap' if all the rest fail.

However if the alt you get is large enough to cover the draw of the amps and a bit extra to run the car you wont ever have any trouble.
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My ICE kept cutting out when i turned it up too loud, but now i have got a yellow top in its been fine, i can have all the screens on, pc and turn the ice up loud and the headlights dont dim and it doesnt cut out.
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Originally posted by AdiSRI
As said before if your car dims you need bigger battery, then change big 3, then new alternator and then finally the only option is a 'batcap' if all the rest fail.



wots this?
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It discharges power as quick as a powercap and will also recharge faster than your battery so it can provide more juice for a system.
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It discharges power as quick as a powercap and will also recharge faster than your battery so it can provide more juice for a system.


How can it recharge faster than the battery can give power out?
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nope, it does discharge/recharge at very quick rates, but it also has a good capacity, it can run a 150A system for like 20 secs on its own, a power cap can do it for like 0.01 secs lol.

So basically it gives the system a buffer, but it has its own power reserves so doesnt draw from the battery like a cap does
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quote:
Originally posted by toxic
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Originally posted by --Rikki--
IMO 6x9's are cheap quite loud speakers, if you arent a car audio fanatic and just want something quite loud in your car then they are great, not everyone can afford some front comps and then an amp to run them


RIKKI from the sounds of that m8 i take it you have 6x9s


No dont have 6x9s, I have comps up front and 2 subs in the back, rear seats removed and a full install,

however a pair of 6x9s in the shelf running from the HU is a cheap way of getting some sound in your car
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i would just upgrade the big 3 before buying anything else

also dont get 6x9s get components and sub, plus i think they look untidy in the boot with wires everywhere etc

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