hey, i was wondering if any of u had a close up picture of how ur capacitor was hooked up to the power cable of the amp......im a little confused on how this hooks up.....do i make a T or do i butt the 3 ends up together.....thanks

 

here ya go

 

so basically i cut the amp wire.....strip the rubber.....wrap it around the cap and do the same to the other end of the cut wire?

 

Use ring terminals to connect the wires to the cap. An try to make the wire from the cap to the amp as short as possible!

 

BASICALLY yes, use Ring terminals.

- Andy

 

Make sure you charge the cap first unless you like fireworks and a spent cap. The cap should have come with a resistor to charge it with. If not, use a test light. You charge the cap simply by grounding the negative terminal, and applying power THROUGH the resistor or test light to the positive terminal of the cap. A test light is easiest because you just leave it connected until the light goes out. If you're using a resistor, keep it connected for a few minutes.

 

ok....thanks.....this is what the cap came with.....i know i have to ground the black wire but where would be the easiest place to hook up the red wire to charge the cap?

 

??The battery?? Charge it with the battery before you connect it to the amp and stuff.

- Andy

 

ha, ok...

 

isn't it dangerous to be working with (ie playing with connections, hooking up wires) a charged capacitor that large?

 

If you're an idiot, then yes. If you treat it just like you'd treat a battery, then you'll be equally as safe as when you handle a battery.

 

yeah, in other words, when it's charged, be careful....and don't touch the terminals together!!!

- Andy

 

how long does it take to charge?

 

It depends on what value resistor they give you. Figure around a minute or 2.

If you use a test light (highly reccomended), just keep it there until the light goes out.

 

ok, thats waht i thought.....my cap came with the little led light on the top to tell me when i was done