Regulator Lag

While many people think capacitors are "evil" or "junk" or even "voodoo", regulator lag is the only thing I'll reccomend them for. When you have a small and momentary voltage drop lasting less than a second, you can get the intended benifit from a quality capacitor. With a small, short "twitch" in the voltage, you may not face any real ill effect, but have an annoyimg blink to your lights. For many people, that's enough cause for alarm. So if you want to relieve some or all of this lag, check out the capacitor section and take the acction you feel appropreate. Regulator lag is unlikely to cause any damage to your car's electrical system and its not long enough to noticeably reduce the power output of your stereo system. If you can live with the brief twinkle of your lights, don't bother spending money if you don't want to.