Whole system is installed...but problems!!!
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RE: Whole system is installed...but problems!!!
Ok well is there a reason I shouldnt install a cap? Why do they make them if they dont do anything? Why do professionals install them on their rides to make some of the best sound system setups?
My deck is the following. The deck has one pink wire coming out of it labled brake, that is hooked up to one yellow wire which enables videos to be played when parking brake is enabled. When I unhook the two wires it still wont work. The only thing I could think of is putting a resistor in the end of the pink wire to make the video player think the parking brake is always enabled. I am not sure, I think that is wrong but it was my best guess...
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My deck is the following. The deck has one pink wire coming out of it labled brake, that is hooked up to one yellow wire which enables videos to be played when parking brake is enabled. When I unhook the two wires it still wont work. The only thing I could think of is putting a resistor in the end of the pink wire to make the video player think the parking brake is always enabled. I am not sure, I think that is wrong but it was my best guess...
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RE: Whole system is installed...but problems!!!
Ok, question for you guys. After reading all this, and seeing something today, I want to ask you guys something. I am lost with all this stuff, with amp gain, etc. My Profile California AP1200 watt amp, has a remote that was installed under the dash. That remote, has a ****, and it is connected to what looks like a telephone cord to my amp. Is that the "amp gain" that you guys are talking about? Should I try setting that low to try to solve my problem? Also, I noticed something else today. Today, I lowered the bass volume on my headunit. My bass volume goes up to volume 8. I put it on volume 40. I have noticed that when it was on 4, I get less dimming and less voltage drops. I still get the dimming and voltage drops, but only when the bass is really strong. Do you guys see anything wrong there? I am still going to get it checked out, but I wanted to know if this would tell you guys anything.
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RE: Whole system is installed...but problems!!!
Well, one reason to not install a cap, is if your electrical cannot keep up with the charging of your battery, running your car and your amp, Sure lets add another thing into the system that needs charged. Do you see the problem with that????
Well, I am a professional, the three shops I owned grossed well over a million dollars last year, (with having BB, CC, and another competitor less than a mile away), and I have never installed a cap. Ever. Period. Unless you have the power to begin with, a cap isnt going to help you.
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Ok well is there a reason I shouldnt install a cap? Why do they make them if they dont do anything? Why do professionals install them on their rides to make some of the best sound system setups?
Ok well is there a reason I shouldnt install a cap? Why do they make them if they dont do anything? Why do professionals install them on their rides to make some of the best sound system setups?
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RE: Whole system is installed...but problems!!!
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Ok, question for you guys. After reading all this, and seeing something today, I want to ask you guys something. I am lost with all this stuff, with amp gain, etc. My Profile California AP1200 watt amp, has a remote that was installed under the dash. That remote, has a ****, and it is connected to what looks like a telephone cord to my amp. Is that the "amp gain" that you guys are talking about? Should I try setting that low to try to solve my problem? Also, I noticed something else today. Today, I lowered the bass volume on my headunit. My bass volume goes up to volume 8. I put it on volume 40. I have noticed that when it was on 4, I get less dimming and less voltage drops. I still get the dimming and voltage drops, but only when the bass is really strong. Do you guys see anything wrong there? I am still going to get it checked out, but I wanted to know if this would tell you guys anything.
Ok, question for you guys. After reading all this, and seeing something today, I want to ask you guys something. I am lost with all this stuff, with amp gain, etc. My Profile California AP1200 watt amp, has a remote that was installed under the dash. That remote, has a ****, and it is connected to what looks like a telephone cord to my amp. Is that the "amp gain" that you guys are talking about? Should I try setting that low to try to solve my problem? Also, I noticed something else today. Today, I lowered the bass volume on my headunit. My bass volume goes up to volume 8. I put it on volume 40. I have noticed that when it was on 4, I get less dimming and less voltage drops. I still get the dimming and voltage drops, but only when the bass is really strong. Do you guys see anything wrong there? I am still going to get it checked out, but I wanted to know if this would tell you guys anything.
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RE: Whole system is installed...but problems!!!
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Why do they make them if they dont do anything? Why do professionals install them on their rides to make some of the best sound system setups?
Why do they make them if they dont do anything? Why do professionals install them on their rides to make some of the best sound system setups?
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RE: Whole system is installed...but problems!!!
I do however, see a benefit of Caps in higher wattage systems, where a cap can help regulate and smoothe out voltage spikes. But adding a capacitor to a system whose components are already in question is just wasting money. How about you just paypal me the money that you would spent on the cap, and we talk on the phone and get your situation straightened out, or I can buy beer!!..lol