Unhooking an amp + capacitor
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Unhooking an amp + capacitor
So I'm "going in" for round 2 of sound deadening (this episode: floors and roofliner) and need to take out my system.
Problem is, I was a wuss and had the amps/cap installed for me instead of doing it myself. So i have no idea if unhooking the capacitor from the amps is dangerous...
Obviously, disconnecting the bat is the first step...then what? do i have to drain the capacitor?
Problem is, I was a wuss and had the amps/cap installed for me instead of doing it myself. So i have no idea if unhooking the capacitor from the amps is dangerous...
Obviously, disconnecting the bat is the first step...then what? do i have to drain the capacitor?
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Originally Posted by COYOTA $x$
You know how you test 9volt batteries by putting it on your tongue ?
You DONT want to do that with the Cap.
You DONT want to do that with the Cap.
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Originally Posted by 96LtdYota
what would happen, other than loss of bodily functions.
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Originally Posted by Ehinfinity
Yes the cap needs to be drained, it can be done without but depending on the amount of joules, it can cause a nasty shock.
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Originally Posted by phoenix808
any tips on how to drain/recharge one? obviously i'll google it, but i always prefer a fellow yotatecher's opinion....
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Originally Posted by Ehinfinity
I have two Monster 1.0 caps, bought one new other used. Their was a little circuit board that came with the new one for powering up and draning it. If i had two I will send you one. Ill check when I get home to see if I might have two.
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Couldn't you just hook up a regular 12V auto light bulb to it? You'd get a "visual for when it was fully discharged.
They can be dangerous, the one I have was from the military, only .8 farad, but free. The first time I just hooked it up in parallel with the amp power, and when I plugged the fuse in, it blew a 35 amp right in my fingers. So, I now use a couple 4 ohm sand-filled resistors in series to charge it up before the fuse, and it has worked fine.
They can be dangerous, the one I have was from the military, only .8 farad, but free. The first time I just hooked it up in parallel with the amp power, and when I plugged the fuse in, it blew a 35 amp right in my fingers. So, I now use a couple 4 ohm sand-filled resistors in series to charge it up before the fuse, and it has worked fine.
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