Capacitor question

[myjaja]

My cap is a 1.2 farad. Is their a big difference between a 1.2 and a 1.5 farad? Is a 5 farad a big difference from the 1.2 farad?

 

[Jassi]

What are you using it for?

 

[habib89]

the difference is 0.3 farad

 

[nakedfrog]

I'm guessing car audio. And I would say yes, that's a big difference.

 

[myjaja]

Originally posted by: Jassi
What are you using it for?

It's for my car audio system.

 

[nakedfrog]

Why not just get a better alternator?

 

[TuxDave]

Originally posted by: myjaja
My cap is a 1.2 farad. What's the difference between a 1.2 and a 1.5 farad? Is a 5 farad a big difference from the 1.2 farad?

1) The difference is 0.3 farad.
2) It's a little over 4 times 1.2 farad capacitor.

 

[imported_Lucifer]

wilaalek.

Why don't you call Bryan and ask?

 

[myjaja]

Originally posted by: habib89
the difference is 0.3 farad

Wow, aren't you the clever one.

 

[TuxDave]

Originally posted by: myjaja

Originally posted by: habib89
the difference is 0.3 farad

Wow, aren't you the clever one.

He's also a faster typer than me. 🙁

 

[Wonderful Pork]

Originally posted by: myjaja
My cap is a 1.2 farad. Is their a big difference between a 1.2 and a 1.5 farad? Is a 5 farad a big difference from the 1.2 farad?

A 5 farad vs a 1.2 farad is a huge difference; depending on the application 1.2 v 1.5 may be acceptable but you should put in the correct cap if possible.

 

[myjaja]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Why not just get a better alternator?

They cost toooooooo much.

 

[IAteYourMother]

No, I'm assuming it's a power resevoir cap? I dunno just exactly what your system needs are, but I suppose less capacitance = less bass, at least with headphone amps

 

[imported_Lucifer]

Your system is just fine with that cap. It's not like your Boss draws huge amounts of current. Thats a wimpy amp. 😉

 

[Analog]

I have a 5000 Farad (yes FARAD) capacitor. Its used in regenerative braking.

 

[Vegitto]

Originally posted by: Analog
I have a 5000 Farad (yes FARAD) capacitor. Its used in regenerative braking.

Dude, awesome! And here I was with my 40 (I believe) picofahrad cap for a little something to connect my guitar to my mic-in.

 

[Sc4freak]

Where the hell do you get such huge capacitors? I've yet to use a 1 millifarad cap, much less a farad.

 

[Taggart]

is it a flux capacitor? :laugh:

 

[JohnCU]

let me dig deep into equations i haven't used in a while...

first, the capacitance, C, is = Q/V. That's charge divided by voltage. so let's say at 1 F you could hold 1 C of charge at 1 V. 1C is a hell of a lot of charge.

the most common size for capacitors is micro- or millifarads. So i'd say there is a pretty big diff between 1.2 and 1.5 and an ass ton between those and a 5F capacitor.

 

[cavemanmoron]

While your driving;
turn the stereo down so you can hear the Fire Truck siren,
they might be on the way to your Mom's house.Or mine.

 

[Pepsi90919]

Originally posted by: cavemanmoron
While your driving;
turn the stereo down so you can hear the Fire Truck siren,
they might be on the way to your Mom's house.Or mine.

😕

you're [randomly] saying that a fire truck he sees in texas is on its way to new york?

 

[cavemanmoron]

Originally posted by: Pepsi90919

Originally posted by: cavemanmoron
While your driving;
turn the stereo down so you can hear the Fire Truck siren,
they might be on the way to your Mom's house.Or mine.

😕

you're [randomly] saying that a fire truck he sees in texas is on its way to new york?

I lived in Texas once. LOL.

I meant for anyone whose car is on the road,
to be aware, that if the radio/music is so loud that you can not hear
car horns, sirens, it can be a problem.

Yes; when I was 18 i had the music cranked in my car too.

{Maybe thats why my hearing is not the best now?? 😉}