I go over all the ins and out of car audio capacitors...How to on: charge, discharge and installing capacitors with a few extra tips.
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@freddyacosta23585 жыл бұрын
I have a 2 farad planet audio with that screw you mentioned. It’s for the LCD display, it goes to the remote on the amplifier. It easily handles an Alpine Type R 500 RMS hooked to an Alpine Mono 500 RMS Amplifier. My Sub is a 4ohm wired for a 2 ohm load. The LCD reads 14.5 Volts, it only drops down to 14.4, 14.3 (rarely) with lower bass notes and is back to 14.5 in less than a second, pretty awesome capacitor!
@spire41012 жыл бұрын
Aren't you supposed to use that resistor to charge the capacitor by putting it in series on the positive side?
@BrandonBoyd8511 ай бұрын
Thank you, I'm like, how did he charge it
@justintran83513 жыл бұрын
You forgot to mention, that older type capacitors can kill you if you stick one finger on each terminal at the same time. Not all capacitors are created equal. Using insulated gloves and tools to properly tighten connections and to discharge. Hopefully a noobie isn’t going to learn to touch the terminals with their bare fingers.
@bryannailedit2908 Жыл бұрын
Dr
@QuandaleDingle-un6lq11 ай бұрын
I was going to use my bare hands 🫡 thanks
@MrDoomzy4 жыл бұрын
I’m more confused than ever now lmao
@jackw32353 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this educational video
@february73 жыл бұрын
Good video. Sorry it took me five years to compliment it however, I though charging that capacitor was apart of the video. Oh well. Nice presentation and, thanks for the freebie! I know my meter can’t read those amperage numbers...
@JoshuaWilley3 жыл бұрын
I like the voltmeter sitting on side like you were gonna teach us something. Video full of useless info. Didnt learn a thing
@Cotronixco8 жыл бұрын
You can't use ohm's law to calculate inrush current or discharge rates. For these determinations, since the solutions are not fixed but variable, there are separate formulas that include not only voltage, resistance, and amps; but farads and time as well.
@dukegregory54583 жыл бұрын
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@greyesteban73813 жыл бұрын
@Duke Gregory Instablaster :)
@bigkat2177 жыл бұрын
You should show how to charge a cap.
@nehinelson25422 жыл бұрын
So what if they DO have that 3rd terminal? Is there something else I need to buy in order to make it work right? Because my headlights still dim like crazy 😫
@jaywalkin82054 жыл бұрын
So I can just hook up my cap and call it good ? I dont have to SLOWLY charge it ?
@february73 жыл бұрын
Yeah I thought that was going to be included in the video too. The producer had already charged that capacitor evidently...
@FuriouslyFurious3 жыл бұрын
@@february7 he explains it in the video. He hooked it up to the battery and it charged immediately. Capacitors charge rapidly. Not sure if that's good or if they should charge slowly, but he's been doing this for years, so he seems like a trustworthy source.
@optimusprimer4392 Жыл бұрын
I always just take my test light hook everything up before I put the fuse in I use a simple test light in between the fuse holder before I insert the fuse I keep it there for several minutes never had a fuse Arc out when I installed it
@JordanDeLarge3 жыл бұрын
This could have been 6 minutes shorter and a resistor should be used. Keep poking around the terminals with your fingers though, it feels great
@rsz90182 Жыл бұрын
He called it 12v of current. WRONG!!!!!!!!
@dantronics1682 Жыл бұрын
@@rsz90182 which bit is wrong?
@thethoughtmaster5 жыл бұрын
You put that battery on before charging it with a light or resistor. If that is how you always charge it then why do people tell us to charge slowly. Why is it that no one shows us the proper way on youtube. You want us to ruin our caps so we buy more or have to come to you to pay you to install it. Scammer. Show us a proper tutorial.
@brianschrop13683 ай бұрын
Bro...really...u need to charge it slowly initially. They all or almost all come with a resistor and u need to connect the resistor in series. Keep it simple and put resistor in the positive side. So hook up the ground, hot power to resistor,resistor to cap. The voltage will slowly come up to source voltage. 12v to 14.5v, depending if car is running. Once it's reached system voltage that's it. I leave it on for another minute or so😢, now remove resistor and hook up positive. If resistor is lost or w.e.,😮 use a 12v car light bulb or anything with resistance really.
@BigSlimThic3 жыл бұрын
I'm sorry dude if you title your video "how to charge" then people are going to have a big problem with you flapping your gums the whole time. Thanks for the informative video.
@vinceglynn11373 жыл бұрын
I agree this video is garbage sorry I'm not sorry
@scottorsbon6083 жыл бұрын
He didn't even show how to charge it. He connected it to the car and it was already charged lol
@porschedrifter3 жыл бұрын
Wrong. Never charge a cap this way. Use a test light or resistor to get it up to 12v before you fully connect it to the battery.
@capacious1288 Жыл бұрын
You ground it before you charge it right? Then just bridge the power supply to the capacitor with the resistor?
@platinumstudiosentertainment Жыл бұрын
Can you connect a high-powered amateur radio directly to the capacitor? Directly to where you connected the battery positive and negative.?
@pepe70484 ай бұрын
Hey, I had a question for you. Do you know how to charge a rockville rfc30 farad Hi buy it brand new I try to figure out how to charge first time
@alicialopez31284 ай бұрын
Is voltage tester the same as a resistor
@kristelpopovic34738 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video
@generalelectric84035 ай бұрын
What if I already had one installed in my truck and I removed it to put in my car now, do I still have to charge it or will it not
@mycelium14564 ай бұрын
Wondering same trying find resister bout move from one car to another u ever do it?
@mikez29156 жыл бұрын
I just picked one up from a friend and nothing came with it to charge it..what other methods could I use to charge it
@piebag5 жыл бұрын
Mike Z hey I’m having the same issue did you find out how to do it??
@johnnymartinez29173 жыл бұрын
Apparently they sell charging devices at places like autozone o-rielly’s
@overlandersnorthwest11 ай бұрын
I installed mine without pre charging. I sure hope I didnt damage it. Should I disconnect from power and try to recharge it? It's been a couple weeks of use. It looked normal with voltage reading the battery but is it working properly
@Lesscoelectronics11 ай бұрын
dont worry, youll be ok Im sure
@ovniusa158 жыл бұрын
wow i was just thinking of getting a capacitor
@TheLicktysplitz6 жыл бұрын
Al they're totally worth it.
@LTSRIDE243 жыл бұрын
@@TheLicktysplitz depends..
@Bighotwheelhunter3 жыл бұрын
How long can I leave it connected on my car that I don't drive
@Lesscoelectronics3 жыл бұрын
indefinitely as long as its a strong sealed cell
@Jayblaxk4 жыл бұрын
I bought a 3 farad capacitor and everyone the guys at the audio store are connecting it it blows the fuses. It blew 4 60 amps and one 80 amp it total. At first they thought it was the amp so sent it back to where I bought it, got a new amplifier and some thing happened. At first capacitor lit up and they initially charged it but it did not show any figures but the light bulb they used to charge it was luminated but capacitor did not go off as a sign it was charging and working properly. Worst thing smoke started coming out the terminals of the capacitor before they disconnected it. Is my capacitor faulty or wrongly connected? I am confused. If it is faulty can it be fixed??
@Lesscoelectronics4 жыл бұрын
get another one, you dont need that drama in your life..
@UltraCon796 жыл бұрын
What is the "goo" and how should we handle it?
@massivebass96235 жыл бұрын
Lessco Electronics what power supply are you using?
@timmshaw355 жыл бұрын
Changing my sub out do I need to power down the compacitor
@LTSRIDE243 жыл бұрын
Why would you?
@MrXxanthonysxx Жыл бұрын
Wouldn’t it be nice if people got to the point
@takkikayo6 жыл бұрын
if i got a 1500 watts amps, what is the value or how many farads should be my capacitor?
@alswearengen8266 жыл бұрын
takkikayo 2000
@factologist10806 жыл бұрын
1 farad per 1000 watts.
@Therey18982 жыл бұрын
So i need to add another fuse to the cable running from the battery to capacitor since it already has 1 ?
@itsjustry2 жыл бұрын
No you don't.
@Therey18982 жыл бұрын
@@itsjustry ok thanks
@DASamX54535 жыл бұрын
After you discharge one, what is the proper way for getting rid of it? I can't find anything about that...whether you have to take it somewhere and recycle it or what...I just got a new replacement so I after get rid of my other one...
@paulleech64125 жыл бұрын
I have this receptacle in my kitchen where I throw empty Mountain Dew bottles, paper towels, empty food wrappers (chips, lunchmeat, bread bags, etc.). I would put it in there. Throw it out wherever you would throw away an old flux capacitor replica you bought online years ago and never worked. You can toss it in the trash. It's not hazardous to the environment unlike a regular battery which will eventually decay.
@hermanspence1641 Жыл бұрын
I'm going to hold on to my original bad cap for reference, because the 12-40 is no longer made.
@terynchilds5742 жыл бұрын
Did he say 13.6 VOLTS DC CURRENT? 😆
@dantronics1682 Жыл бұрын
well it is 13.6 volts and it is dc current since its coming from a battery
@orlandoflores42826 жыл бұрын
Would a capacitor be necessary if I'm running a 500watt sub amp and a 50watt x 4ch amp?
@Lesscoelectronics6 жыл бұрын
IMO, Yes. a 5 farad at least
@Jasiel.955 жыл бұрын
Lol not at all.
@user-hu9gf5ky7p2 жыл бұрын
You will not need one as that is not going to make your head light go diming
@tomb9566 Жыл бұрын
@@user-hu9gf5ky7p maybe your boss 3k, with it's 30amp fuse, might not need one, but a alpine 500watt with two forty amp fuses, definitely needs one. He said he had a 50watt 4 channel, and if it's like my mtx TC 400.4 has 60 amps of fuses. So let's do the math, if he has a 100amp alternator and just for his audio he's using 140amps, trust me, he has cars pulling over at night from the light dimming. And he never said at what ohms he was running, imagine a one ohm load with a 140amp of currents being drawn. FOH 🤪
@MrDoomzy4 жыл бұрын
And why do you need to discharge it? I just wanna hook it up in my car and to my amp and subs and just let it be...
@Drriftyy4 жыл бұрын
You would only discharge it if u dont plan on using it for a while
@864Quavo4 жыл бұрын
@@Drriftyy What do i use to discharge it? I want to uninstall my whole current system. But i don't know how to properly uninstall the cap
@Drriftyy4 жыл бұрын
@@864Quavo look up "test light" you can get one from harbor freight super cheap, I got one for 4 dollars, then you hold the needle part of the light on the capacitors positive terminal, then attach the other side to the negative terminal, the light should come on, wait till the light completely shuts off, then ur cap should be discharged. Theres also some videos on youtube showing how to do it.
@864Quavo4 жыл бұрын
@@Drriftyy So i disconnect my power wire from battery then discharge the cap? correct?
@Drriftyy4 жыл бұрын
@@864Quavo yes
@scottorsbon6083 жыл бұрын
What is this? You didn't show how to charge it! You just told everyone to connect it to the power system empty? I wonder how many people have screwed up equipment since 2016 because of this video
@BigSlimThic3 жыл бұрын
Dude this video is terrible take it down. You don't hook a resistor up from here to here. With a video you need to show us. You can't just tell us hook it up over there... This is a video you have to show us
@memyselfandi39252 жыл бұрын
I learned nothing. Terrible
@rimo60643 жыл бұрын
too much bla bla. wtf
@biophillie3 жыл бұрын
Bad info alert..
@everley4420 Жыл бұрын
Dudes right Deff need a resistor This dude does not own a system