new setup - Saxperience

saxofnewport · 23rd July 2005, 02:58

sony xplod head unit 52x4 watt 100 db
vibe 1.5 power cap
blackbox 3 amp to run vibe twin 12inch
and bb 2 amp to run vibe QB 6x9 (400 watt) each in custom stealthshelf

getting all fitted 8th august what u think

Scott^p · 23rd July 2005, 15:20

get a different head unit, better pioneer or alpine units for same money.

ditch the power cap, they dont work.

Ditch the 6x9's they are shite.

And is a BB3 going to run to 12's? figures?

KAMENi · 23rd July 2005, 20:11

agree with scott

Propagand · 23rd July 2005, 21:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scott

get a different head unit, better pioneer or alpine units for same money.

ditch the power cap, they dont work.

Ditch the 6x9's they are shite.

And is a BB3 going to run to 12's? figures?

Go for alpine in headunit.

And yes, power caps do work. You just don't need them if you've big enough power wires and good battery.

I agree, ditch the 6x9's. Read from here my opinion of them

Don't know anything about those Vibe things you've got there in UK so I say nothing about them..

Scott^p · 23rd July 2005, 22:35

power caps dont work.

Power cap fills, bass line hits, power cap releases power, next bass hits, no power in the cap, charging system has to charge cap as well as run the system = bigger strain on system than before.

KAMENi · 24th July 2005, 04:02

propagand, here's a link, so read all about it.

power cap

my opinion is that a power cap is a good thing with higher values, like 20F or higher, so if you want, go for it
but really no need unless you wanna go to dB drag races and EMMA shows

wideboy · 24th July 2005, 04:26

ditto with scott

Propagand · 24th July 2005, 17:26

At first you have a one farad capacitor there. You have to make a total short circuit to release all the power in capacitor. And that is not possible when using a normal subwoofer. For example 1 Farad capacitor is able to release 1000amps for one millisecond, 100amps for 10ms, 1 amps for a second and so on.. So itÂ´s truly impossible to release all of itÂ´s power by one bass hit.

With a long (duration of tens of second) sine wave you possibly could release most of capacitorÂ´s power, but not all of it. Capacitors load themselves so fast, that if a capacitorÂ´s connected to a power supply, itÂ´s practically impossible to release itÂ´s power to zero.

Welcome to the world of basic electronics..

KAMENi · 24th July 2005, 17:48

i see you didnt read that site i've sent you

my previous post, power cap link

Scott^p · 24th July 2005, 18:08

yes basic electronics, it doesnt work.