I'm hoping someone can help out here.

I've a 1.5 Farad Power cap and I'm needing to run 2 x 1000 watt amps from it. I realise that I probably should have a more powerful cap, but I'm gonna have to make do at the moment.

The thing is, if I wire the power cap into a double fuse block and then run that to the two amps, will both amps get equal power? And is the power cap likely to keep blowing the fuses if it gets too much charge, or would it be OK?

Cheers for any help

 

If you wire the cap as you say, both amps will draw equal power if they are set at the same output level and they have the same input signal.

The cap will not be the cause of blown fuses because it will only supply what the amps draw down from it. It is the amps "pulling power" that determines how much power the cap supplies, not the caps "pushing power" plus when the cap is full it will stop charging.

The fuses will be ok if they are the correct rating as the amps are already drawing the power through them from the battery anyway.

Also make sure your power cable is the correct gauge for the current draw being pulled, You don't want things that powerfull getting too hot!!

Hope this helps

 

have been told if you wire it up wrong power caps can explode like a hand granade so be careful

 

This is true but will only happen if you wire it up in reverse polarity

should be as follows:

+12v DC on battery connected to + on cap
-0v DC on battery and cap to earth/chassis/ground

If your not sure take it to an ICE place

 

Thanks for the help. I had the cap wired up on my old amp, but I just bought two new ones, so I'm OK for the wiring of it (all + go to +, all - go to -). Just wasn't sure about running two amps off one cap.

that all makes sense though, so cheers.

Wish me luck!!!

 

Good luck mate hope it sounds mint