Powercap?

[NovaBoi92]

would i need a power cap? when i turn my volume up high, the bass cuts out. when i rev the engine high, it cuts in again. Would a powercap do any good? or any other recommendations? thanks

[Gibbo]

i think you need a bigger amp mate or try to put two batterys.
dose the lights go off when your amp cuts out

[NovaBoi92]

no the lights dont go off. when i had this system wired up in my room with the same car battery, the sub kicked out perfectly when it was loud. but now its in the car, as soon as it gets loud all the bass just cuts out. but as i said, when i rev the engine high you can hear it kick back in again. so would a power cap fix this? because a bigger amp would need more power going to it, and if there's not enough power going to this current amp the i dont see how i could improve it?

[buzbi]

a power cap would do the job but first make sure you have a good earth, check the gauge of wiring is up to handling the amps you are running. does the protection light come on on the amp when it cuts out? as the amp could be dodgy

[Gibbo]

power cap will help.bigger wires will help as well. and if the protection light come on then as buzbi sed could be dodgy

[NovaBoi92]

ill recheck all the earths, maybe find a better earthing point, and also ill get some thicker power cables. because the power cable i have now is about 5 or 6 mil thick. Anybody know anywhere i can just buy one thicker power cable? but not the whole wiring kit?

[buzbi]

go to a maplin its like b&q for electics, do the right type of wire and cheaper than halfrauds. if you don't have a maplin store close you can buy power cable from halfords by the meter, but be prepared to have your pants pulled down over the price

[NovaBoi92]

lol yep as long as i can get the damn thing

[buzbi]

sounds like your useing 12 gauge atm. i'd go for 8 gauge for an average set up (1 amp, 1 sub) or 4 gauge and a power cap for twin amp and sub etc.. don't forget to get the same size earth aswell!!

[NovaBoi92]

what do you mean 12 guage? or 8 guage? is that the type of wiring?

[buzbi]

it the thickness of wiring the smaller the number the fatter the wire and the more amps it can handle

http://www.nexxia.co.uk/CarInstallaccessories/images/APC-20.jpg

it normally say's what it is. it will be printed on it i.e 8AWG etc.

[buzbi]

this pic is better:
http://www.nexxia.co.uk/CarInstallaccessories/images/NX-AEC8.jpg

[htid]

If your amp has mosfit on it,the amp when gets to hot cuts off to stop it blowing.also a bigger size battery helps if your light start to dim with the bass

[NovaBoi92]

if the amp cuts out because of this mosfit, what can i do about that? i played about with the settings on the amp yesterday, the bass was set to full. so i turned that to half, turned up the volume to when it cuts out, and it didnt. so i turned it up higher and then it cut out. but you know the settings on the head unit where you can change where the sound comes from, front or rear? i changed it to -2 rear and the amp doesnt cut out until you turn it stupidly loud now. so problem solved i think

[htid]

if the amp cuts out because of this mosfit, what can i do about that? i played about with the settings on the amp yesterday, the bass was set to full. so i turned that to half, turned up the volume to when it cuts out, and it didnt. so i turned it up higher and then it cut out. but you know the settings on the head unit where you can change where the sound comes from, front or rear? i changed it to -2 rear and the amp doesnt cut out until you turn it stupidly loud now. so problem solved i think

Hi mate your right with changing the settings i had the same problem with my first amp,it was only a small amp and i was asking to much of it when i wanted loud bass.the only answer was to get a bigger amp for the sub and it works fine.i used the small amp to run my 6x9s and it did ok never cut out so problem was sorted hope this helps:thumb:

[mk2maniac]

i work for maplin and wire is good quality and cheap. would reccommend. i would also suggest you go for 4awg which is pretty thick stuff.