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#1679478 - 07/15/09 05:44 PM

Ideas on "voltage stabilizers"?

hamburglar79
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I have heard about this Voltage Stabilizer alot here in South Korea. I have googled the heck out of it trying to see how they work and and at what voltage they stabilize at, with nothing more than it improves grounding blah blah blah...

If it stabilizes @ 12's than it is not worth it, if @14's than maybe yea.

Has anyone used this product before?

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#1679512 - 07/15/09 08:14 PM

Re: Ideas on "voltage stabilizers"? [Re: hamburglar79]

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Ricers all offer ground kits. Do they offer anything the big doesn't? NO

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#1679572 - 07/15/09 08:56 PM

Re: Ideas on "voltage stabilizers"? [Re: IamMurph]

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this? i can't tell if this is just a capacitor or an actual voltage regulator. you'd have to see an actual manual and not internet pics.

the ground upgrade is just the big 3 ground wires that you can buy and put ring terminals on. probably for much less that their "kit".

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#1679667 - 07/16/09 05:57 AM

Re: Ideas on "voltage stabilizers"? [Re: keep_hope_alive]

hamburglar79
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I did some more snooping around in the search engines.

Seems that they have a small capacitor inside the box. And some build them from scratch.

If all they are are a small capacitor, than arnt regular 1.0F caps near the amps/speakers the same?

Here are some links:
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/514931
http://www.focusfanatics.com/forum/showthread.php?t=166823
http://www.zerotohundred.com/newforums/do-it-yourself-garage/2638-diy-voltage-stabilizer-76.html
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2517180

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#1680043 - 07/16/09 03:37 PM

Re: Ideas on "voltage stabilizers"? [Re: hamburglar79]

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I didn't read all of the links, but it looks like that thing is a small capacitor. A capacitor near the amps would actually do better than that thing for the audio system. I wouldn't even bother with the cap unless you have plenty of capacity on the alternator. An even better solution would be a Batcap battery. It works just like a battery, but has higher discharge rates like a capacitor. I use them in my car. It won't cure major voltage fluctuations, but it does seem to stabilize the voltage a bit while playing music. I don't use full volume, or attempt to irritate everyone within 2 blocks of my car though. Even the Batcap won't make up for a weak alternator. Everything has to get charged by something. Batteries, capacitors, they both need to be charged from the alternator.

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