well i have a fosgate capacitor and when i got it, it was already charged. i have since then put it up in my garage for like a year. it lost its charge and i didnt get a resistor with it to charge it back up. where do i get one at? or is there another way to charge it back up? please help me

 

I will try to find mine and tell you the ohmatic value. You can pick one up at R shack or somewheres.

 

you could buy mine...it comes with a 1-farad rockford cap and costs $50. lol

 

nice one ryan lol i will have to think about that one lol

 

i would appreciate that lowlife. that would be great

 

Well, I didn't find the resistor. I taped it to the innstall manual a few years back. I probably tossed it. I did as earch and found this. It's a copied excerpt from an article.


Charging with a Resistor:
Many capacitors will need to be intialized with a 10 to 50 ohm resistor connected to the power main for usually 8 to 25 seconds depending on the size. After charging is completed, simply connect the power main VERY Carefully.



Discharging the Capacitor:
If you plan to remove your capacitor for any reason, you may want to completely discharge the capacitor to avoid a potential hazard. To discharge the capacitor (only after it's disconnected from the system, of course), will need to enable the current to flow from one terminal to the other. You can use either a test light or resistor for this purpose. Some large capacitors tend to develop a charge similar to a battery and will produce a small voltage across its terminals. Since, in a large capacitor (over .5 farad), even a small voltage could be dangerous. After it is discharged, you may want to connect the terminals together with a piece of wire or resistor. Even if the capacitor design doesn't permit it to develop adverse voltages when unused, leave the terminals connected as a visual confirmation of the unit's safety.

 

Oh yeah, If it's a digital cap (V meter on there,) I remember I had to charge the cap until it read 5-8 volts. Mind you the resistor got hot. Use pliers to hold it. Then I just connected everything. (removed the resistor,) I was able to ground the cap to the ame ground as my amps. I think that was imprtant. I don't remember.