Posted October 22, 200816 yr so my friend is wanting to get a batcap becuase he heard it will help out his electrical ALOT. what do yall think about it? ever had one, used one.. etc
October 22, 200816 yr I'm up in the air about getting one of these aswell, I would like to hear some of the input also
October 22, 200816 yr Author theres not much about them on the net but from what ive heard theyre pretty good
October 22, 200816 yr Yea, all I really know is where to get them. An Installer suggested that I would need atleast one and maybe 2... But I dunno if he was being true or just trying to sell me crap =/
October 22, 200816 yr Author lol, most of the time their just trying to sell you stuff. what kind of amp do you got?
October 22, 200816 yr If you have a voltage problem all the cap will do is stiffen the current. Not make it more powerful or even stop the dimming. You should get a better battery and an upgraded alternator
October 22, 200816 yr Author well his voltage stays at 13 when hes drivin and has it turned up, but his lights dim BAD, and he would get a alternator but their too expensive.
October 22, 200816 yr well his voltage stays at 13 when hes drivin and has it turned up, but his lights dim BAD, and he would get a alternator but their too expensive.where do you get one of those electronic volt meters I see in peoples car. Like big jons and others.
October 23, 200816 yr I don't know how good they work but i will see i ran out of money so i had to get a cap. Its a 10 farad Rockford fosgate we will see how it holds up.
October 23, 200816 yr a cap is just a bandaid.... you should look into beefing your charging up... 13.! when your driving? i stay at 14.7 going down the road wangin the only time i see 13's is at idle with my headlights on and while im wangin it for over 3 mins.
October 25, 200816 yr depends on the batcap if its a smaller one its just that a cap but if its an 800 and up its more of a battery a guy i know uses 4 8400's resting at 17.8v and runs two 8kw amps at comps. they are decent but for the prices id rather a powermaster or kinetik
October 25, 200816 yr Author a cap is just a bandaid.... you should look into beefing your charging up... 13.! when your driving? i stay at 14.7 going down the road wangin the only time i see 13's is at idle with my headlights on and while im wangin it for over 3 mins.well their not really caps, but my friend wants to do it so idk lol he likes stuff like that
October 25, 200816 yr I've got a BatCap 800 (it's a zapped battery that sits over 13.5V and has a low ESR) but I've never put it to use really. It's going in the new system. It's small and light and should be plenty for my system. I'm not competing, just running a moderately sized daily system.
October 25, 200816 yr I've got a BatCap 800 (it's a zapped battery that sits over 13.5V and has a low ESR) but I've never put it to use really. It's going in the new system. It's small and light and should be plenty for my system. I'm not competing, just running a moderately sized daily system.I've got a battery zapper at the house, it's for small cells though.
October 26, 200816 yr Sub-C radio control type cells I assume? Same principle.Yea, those are the ones ... I could only imagine how much one for those large batts are.
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