need urgent help with the capacitor...

[skatistic888]

hey guys, im trying find a suitable capacitor for my system..i have 2 of sony xplod 12" subs, they rate 1200w peak..and i have a 2 channel xplod 1200w amp..what kind of capacitor should i buy? now i have a tsunami 1farad but i have that feeling that it wont be enough..what do u guys think? if i buy 1 more later on, can i bridge 2 capacitors together and get 2 farad?

 

[rollinj86]

Get rid of the sonys they suck, i went through so many thinking sony was the s**t but there not. there amps burn out there subs blow.

 

[skatistic888]

i think they ok..everything has a limit..i will run the amps at 4ohm so there will not be much chance for them to burn out...but for now my problem is the capacitor..read my first post please

thnx

 

[apearoner]

Depending on how they were set up, 2 x 1farad capacitors would be the equivilant to 2farad. They'd need to be set up in parallel, not series.

 

[skatistic888]

Depending on how they were set up, 2 x 1farad capacitors would be the equivilant to 2farad. They'd need to be set up in parallel, not series.

do u think i need to buy a second one? based on my system?

 

[[civic]]

Get one for now..unless you got the money, get a 2 or 3 farad cap.

 

[Akiahara96]

those subs won't get near 1200w, so 1 farad works.

 

[xtingshun]

alternator

Yea the 1 farad cap will be just fine with that amp, but more important do you have a good alternator (bigger than the stock honda one ) and a better battery (optima yellow top pref.) That's a more important concern than the cap.... if you have a good alternator/battery set up and the cap you'll be just fine...

 

[DredwerkZ]

those subs won't get near 1200w, so 1 farad works.

Exactly...1 Farad is plenty...if you need more later on..and thats a big IF....then get another one and wire them together.

 

[[civic]]

I had a .5 farad rockford fosgate cap once... Looked like a soda can. Did a great job for 2 200 watt rms subs and a 60x2 old skool rockford amp.

Now I have 2 farads and the battery gauge drops to about 11.8 v from 14v during a heavy load. I dont have dimming lights though surprisingly.

It wouldnt hurt to have a second 1 farad cap imo. Or just get a 2 farad cap. Shouldnt cost that much.

 

[skatistic888]

Exactly...1 Farad is plenty...if you need more later on..and thats a big IF....then get another one and wire them together.

dats what i thought too, rms of the subs are sumthing around 350w...im not sure about the alternator tho..car is my father's..its a nissan, its kinda old..i wrecked mine peacefully

 

[Akiahara96]

getting a new alternator, or upgrading yours, is the best upgrade you can do to a sound system. Put in all the extra batteries and caps that you want, but when it comes down to it, the alternator is the biggest factor.