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BENEFITS
When installed properly, your new stiffening capacitor will provide years
of dependable service. There are many benefits of adding a Visonik Stiffening
Capacitor. The most significant benefit is the capacitors ability to improve
bass performance in your sound system. This is possible due to the voltage
stabilizing affects of the capacitor.
When an audio system needs to deliver an instantaneous bass peak, the
vehicle’s electrical system cannot provide enough power. This means that the
system voltage drops substantially to a point that the amplifiers are unable to
produce their rated output power. This is referred to as clipping. When an
amplifier clips it will cause distortion and can cause speaker damage.
Stiffening Capacitors are able to store large amounts of energy in
preparation of these bass peaks. When a bass peak occurs, the stiffening
capacitor delivers power to supplement the system voltage and prevent
amplifier clipping. This retains amplifier output power, improving bass
response and increases speaker longevity.
Another beneficial effect of Visonik stiffening capacitor is their ability to
filter the alternating current produced by the vehicles alternator. This
alternating current can cause noise (alternator whine) in the audio system. A
Visonik Stiffening Capacitor will help reduce or eliminate this “alternator
whine” in most cases.
Visonik recommends at least 1 Farad of capacitance per 500 watts of
amplifier output. This is a general rule of thumb and may be adjusted up or
down depending on the efficiency and design of the amplifiers being used.
There is no harm in having more than enough capacitance.
BEFORE MAKING ANY POWER CONNECTIONS,
DISCONNECT BATTERY POWER FROM YOUR SOUND
SYSTEM!