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Is a Power Akoustik PCX-5F 5 Farad Car Audio Capacitor a good capiacitor formy 12" alpine typex and pdx 1.1000?

My lights dim when the bass hits and im sure it isnt a good thing for my car. Will that capacitor fix the problem and be good quality? on ebay its only like 65$ so im fine gettin it. it looks good too lol. is it a bad thing to get too strong of one?

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Samantha 		it will most definately fix it. however, you only need .5 farad per 500 watts. so you are overexaggerating by 4 farads. It wont hurt anything but you could go smaller like a 1.5 farad. **EDIT: Not at all. you can get that cap and be just fine. it might actually help your car out if you have higher powered headlights and a lower quality alternator. it will make the alternator last longer too and keep the strain off your battery. MAKE SURE YOU CHARGE THE CAP WITH THE RESISTER SUPPLIED IN THE PACKAGE OR YOU CAN BBLOW THE CAP. keep a fire extinguisher near by just in case. good luck hope it sounds good.

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EthansCAR 		no, a capactor will be 100% useless to fixing your light dimming heres why basically all in one: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090326170900AAtJFwN dont waste your money.

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JacobDWolf 		A cap won't cure dimming lights. A HO alternator is the best way. You can try the "Big 3" first - that is to replace (or add to = recommended) the power wire between the battery and alternator, the ground from the battery to the chassis and the ground strap from the engine/tranny to the chassis.

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