Got a free cap for my car, how do I hook it up?

[cjchaps]

I got a Lighting Audio cap with a digital monitor on it from my friend. I have never hooked one of these up before. It has a positive and negative terminal on it. Do I hook it up inline with the amp, or hook it up like it is another amp? I don't see an on/off switch for the cap. Won't it drain my battery if I leave hook it up?

 

[Thegonagle]

You hook it up parallel to the amp, as close as possible to the amp. And read all the safety instructions. Those things pack a lot of punch if you?re not careful.

 

[cjchaps]

The guy I got it from didn't have a manual for it



<< You hook it up parallel to the amp, as close as possible to the amp. And read all the safety instructions. Those things pack a lot of punch if you?re not careful. >>

 

[tigerbait]

sell it and get a better sub amplifier

 

[Viperoni]

Parts Express CAP installation guide



<< Do stiffening capacitors require special handling?
Handle stiffening capacitors as you would a charged battery. The main thing you need to worry about is initial installation charging and discharging. Most capacitors are supplied with a charging/discharging resistor or lamp. Capacitors draw a very large amount of current during installation. DO NOT attempt to connect 12VDC directly to the terminals or arching and permanent terminal damage will occur. Utilize a charging resistor or lamp in series with the cap and follow the instructions supplied with your capacitor to slowly energize the capacitor and eliminate arching. NEVER short the leads of a stiffening capacitor. When un-installing a capacitor remove the source voltage then use the same resistor or lamp to slowly de-energize it.

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