My Cap is bad, how did this happen?

Hit Man X · 09-24-2001, 02:45 PM

Well after much deducing, and after bypassing the Cap, the amp turns on and stays on. So it is the Cap.
Is it possible to overcharge one? Oh, I don't have the charging resistor for it either.

I did look at Radio Shack for a 25ohm resistor and couldn't find one. I found 10 and 50 ones...

FunFordCobra · 09-24-2001, 04:17 PM

did you have it hooked up right??
Caps usually dont go bad unless the cell is dammaged.

Slow90Vert · 09-24-2001, 09:52 PM

Well, man I need more info on the cap....I need the brand. I think it is a possiblity that your charging system could be surging and that could of fired the cap but that is a distant possiblity, also I need to know the size of it. Tell me more about your system, like what kind of subs, box, amp, size of wire. Let me know.

Hit Man X · 09-24-2001, 10:08 PM

The Cap is made by StreetWires (Esoteric Audio) and it is a 1 Farad. I don't have any subs so no extremes in power draws.

I am pretty sure it was hooked up correctly considering it worked with the other amp I had in there... The Neg is grounded withing 2' of the cap. On the Pos, I had the power from the battery and to the amp off it.

I have a PPI Art Series (50x4), A404. And the head unit, changer, and DSP are all Clarion. I got Polk speakers in there.

09-24-2001, 02:45 PM	#1
Hit Man X Out with your mom Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Mansfield, Texas, USA Posts: 2,508	My Cap is bad, how did this happen? Well after much deducing, and after bypassing the Cap, the amp turns on and stays on. So it is the Cap. Is it possible to overcharge one? Oh, I don't have the charging resistor for it either. I did look at Radio Shack for a 25ohm resistor and couldn't find one. I found 10 and 50 ones... __________________ Living, the only thing worth dying for. "It is not what he has which directly expresses the worth of a man, but what he is."- Henri Frederic Amiel '88 F150, '01 Z71, '85 BMW 745i Turbo, '79 280S Benz, '85 300SD Benz, '86 420SEL Benz, '87 300SDL Benz (severely in need of updating, around 14 vehicle current) I have red hair

09-24-2001, 10:08 PM	#4
Hit Man X Out with your mom Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Mansfield, Texas, USA Posts: 2,508	The Cap is made by StreetWires (Esoteric Audio) and it is a 1 Farad. I don't have any subs so no extremes in power draws. I am pretty sure it was hooked up correctly considering it worked with the other amp I had in there... The Neg is grounded withing 2' of the cap. On the Pos, I had the power from the battery and to the amp off it. I have a PPI Art Series (50x4), A404. And the head unit, changer, and DSP are all Clarion. I got Polk speakers in there. __________________ Living, the only thing worth dying for. "It is not what he has which directly expresses the worth of a man, but what he is."- Henri Frederic Amiel '88 F150, '01 Z71, '85 BMW 745i Turbo, '79 280S Benz, '85 300SD Benz, '86 420SEL Benz, '87 300SDL Benz (severely in need of updating, around 14 vehicle current) I have red hair

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09-24-2001, 04:17 PM	#2
FunFordCobra Dead Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Cybertron Posts: 5,289	did you have it hooked up right?? Caps usually dont go bad unless the cell is dammaged.

09-24-2001, 09:52 PM	#3
Slow90Vert Punk Ass Newbie Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Keller, TX, USA Posts: 65	Well, man I need more info on the cap....I need the brand. I think it is a possiblity that your charging system could be surging and that could of fired the cap but that is a distant possiblity, also I need to know the size of it. Tell me more about your system, like what kind of subs, box, amp, size of wire. Let me know.