Flickering Lights

hey just wondering how do i get rid of the flickering lights when the bass hits hard ?

Did you check for shorts lol. What lights are affected?

upgraded alternator, battery, a capacitor will help a lil.......

[Vtolds]

Get a farad capaciter if you dont already have one.

[FormulaNERD]

lol, lightning audio?

but yea, a cap is what you want.

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Is just a pic to give him a idea of what he is looking for. And there are only 4 kinds that crutchfield.com sells and that is one of them. obvoisly he will go with what ever he can afford or likes the most.

flickering head lights and lights from the gauges caps r koo but i heard they dont
work unless u have like four depending on the amount of power u running im getting one from rockfordfosgate 1cap and thinking of maybe buying a optima
battery yellow cap and for the alternator where do i get from ???

[Vtolds]

You should only need 1 cap if you get one it will also depend on how big of a one you get /afford. How many subs do you have and watt amplifier?

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Go to Crutchfield and check out the caps they have 1/2 farad caps that store up to 500 watts and full farad caps that store 1000 watts so unless you system is just huge 1 of these should solve your problem. you can also get them at circuit city and Bestbuy.

[smokinAMD]

Originally posted by HAZED@Sep 20 2004, 11:12 AM
flickering head lights and lights from the gauges caps r koo but i heard they dont
work unless u have like four depending on the amount of power u running im getting one from rockfordfosgate 1cap and thinking of maybe buying a optima
battery yellow cap and for the alternator where do i get from ???

Nooooo.....if you get an optima just for your car, not for the system, get a red top. The yellow top's are deep cycle batteries, you'd use the yellow top if you were just going to run your system off of it and you were using it as a second (or more) battery.

[vulgar]

Get an optima. upgrade the ground and the power wire from the alternator to the battery with lower gauge wire. Get a better alternator. I believe there is one on the upgrade list. I personally bought one from ohio generators (theyre a little pricey though). I did those things and my lights do not dim at all. I did a review somewhere as well.

koo YELLOW top... i got 500 rms jlaudio amp running two jlaudio ae ok its a 1farat
16 vcd

the general rule is 1 farad for every 1000 watts you have running. so, if your amp is 500x1 rms, you need a 1 farad cap due to the fact that your max rated wattage output is 1000w. and you should really upgrade your alternator before your battery. it may be more expensive, but it is more effective.

Originally posted by rmulax19@Sep 20 2004, 02:46 PM
the general rule is 1 farad for every 1000 watts you have running. so, if your amp is 500x1 rms, you need a 1 farad cap due to the fact that your max rated wattage output is 1000w. and you should really upgrade your alternator before your battery. it may be more expensive, but it is more effective.

1000 watts max?

[turtles_ride]

definately go with the 1 farad, its better to stockpile more charge on your cap so that its available when your subs need it, then to short them and start draing off the battery again. You'd be defeating the purpose and your lights would just dim again. think of the cap as a place for your battery to store extra power until its needed, like a tub of icecream with your bowl of icecream sitting in it. you eat your icecream from the bowl first until its empty, then you start eating from the tub , mmmmmmm icecream!!!!

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So get Farad Cap just like I pointed out yestereday and you should be set.

yah i got one now im just going to change my battery to the optima yellow cap as well... thanks guys

Go to Best Buy and get the Rockford Fosgate 1 Farad Digital Cap...it works wonders! :thumbsup:

[smokinAMD]

Originally posted by HAZED@Sep 21 2004, 02:19 PM
yah i got one now im just going to change my battery to the optima yellow cap as well... thanks guys

I'd change it to a Red Top instead of a Yellow Top. Red top is better suited for what your going to be needing it for, a yellow top is a deep cycle battery. You'd use a yellowtop if you were using it as a SECOND battery just for your stereo, or if you had a juice setup.

If you are still planning on getting a cap I would buy it off of ebay unless you are in a hurry. Numerous people are selling rf caps with the digital display for at least half the price of a circuit city or best buy. Its your money but if you can wait a week after buying it its the cheapest way to get a quality cap.