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<blockquote data-quote="Patrick" data-source="post: 1626256" data-attributes="member: 212051">A capacitor is only good so far as the audio system isn&#039;t trying to pull too much from the electrical system. A cap doesn&#039;t provide more power, it&#039;s designed to &#039;stiffen&#039; the voltage to the amp, nothing else. If the current isn&#039;t there, a cap won&#039;t help. The alternator must have at least 20% more amperage power than the entire vehicle and sound system combined for a cap to be of benefit which is ironically the same requirements for an amp to be efficient. A cap does it&#039;s best to keep the voltage at a certain level, but if the voltage changes so will the cap voltage. The cap just makes the change smoother. The diming light syndrome isn&#039;t a voltage issue but rather a current (amperage) drop. The voltage simply follows what the current does. A cap does not help this situation at all. A cap doesn&#039;t provide more power nor does it try to correct it.so a cap will just be a waste of your money.. you may not need to upgrade anything.. but if anything you will just need to do the &quot;big three&quot; upgradea ho alternator wouldnt hurt but go the cheaper way and upgrade the big three.. if that doesnt help any then go with a ho alternator</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Patrick, post: 1626256, member: 212051"] A capacitor is only good so far as the audio system isn't trying to pull too much from the electrical system. A cap doesn't provide more power, it's designed to 'stiffen' the voltage to the amp, nothing else. If the current isn't there, a cap won't help. The alternator must have at least 20% more amperage power than the entire vehicle and sound system combined for a cap to be of benefit which is ironically the same requirements for an amp to be efficient. A cap does it's best to keep the voltage at a certain level, but if the voltage changes so will the cap voltage. The cap just makes the change smoother. The diming light syndrome isn't a voltage issue but rather a current (amperage) drop. The voltage simply follows what the current does. A cap does not help this situation at all. A cap doesn't provide more power nor does it try to correct it. so a cap will just be a waste of your money.. you may not need to upgrade anything.. but if anything you will just need to do the "big three" upgrade a ho alternator wouldnt hurt but go the cheaper way and upgrade the big three.. if that doesnt help any then go with a ho alternator [/QUOTE]

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