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Old 06-17-2008, 12:03 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by CamaroSpike23 View Post
an extension cord
I was thinking a second battery
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Originally Posted by DGthe3 View Post
A second battery?
And there it is!
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Originally Posted by AFSNightrod View Post
LOL on the extention cord. Best bet would be a yellow top optima battery and a capacitor to run between your amp and battery. A capacitor basically holds a charge like a second battery. It basically works to keep your huge amp from having such a drain on your battery so your battery can run the rest of your car. By no means am I a car audio expert(big stereos just add weight), but that's the way it was explained to me in layman's terms.
The capacitor is, from the way I understand it, only good for when the car is running to prevent the battery from draining and alternator working overtime.
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