 |  | |  | | capacitor amp problems please help | | CCA Back Bacon
Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: ontario, king city Posts: 6
| so i have a jl audio 500/1 amp, and a power acoustics 2 farad cap. so i installed the cap and every thing propley and the amp will not power on? the cap is charged and the amp works fine so i don't know whats wrong??
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Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Surrey, BC Posts: 1,292
| is there voltage at the cap? and just not the amp?
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Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: ont orillia Posts: 376
| is the cap grounded to the chassis properly, Matt?? | |
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Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: ont orillia Posts: 376
| Matt, you don't need a cap on that amp anyways, as it uses Jl audio's Rips system which is made to make the same power from 11-14 volts so there is no need for the cap, so get rid of it and sell it to someone else! | |
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Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: ont orillia Posts: 376
| caps are not even recommended for use with that amp.. heres a link... JL Audio: RIPS System | |
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Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hamilton, Ontario Posts: 159
| Caps a marketing gimic to the daily driver in my opinion. Just buy a decent battery, and you'll be fine. | |
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Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: ontario, king city Posts: 6
| thanks guys this is much appreciated | |
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Originally Posted by SheHateMe  Caps a marketing gimic to the daily driver in my opinion. Just buy a decent battery, and you'll be fine. | I have a cap! it holds down the side table by my computer desk.... i should make the display light up just so it adds to the feel of my living room..... ha!
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Originally Posted by Jo-Psyko I have a cap! it holds down the side table by my computer desk.... i should make the display light up just so it adds to the feel of my living room..... ha! | Really? I keep mine in my back-pack and have my mp3 player hooked up to it. It's the biggest kind of battery I could find. | |
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| hahahhah i wonder if i can wire it into my iPod.... mount it in the center console, people be all like damn thats a clean cap install, id be like uhuh thats my ipod battery!
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