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Power Acoustik 5-Farad Capacitor
Model: PCX-5F
SKU: 9045927
UPC: 709483027978
Take your car audio system to new sonic heights with this capacitor that gives your amp an extra boost of power.
Average Customer Rating:
3.3
out of 5
(3 Reviews) 3
Rating Snapshot 3 reviews
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67% of customers would recommend this product to a friend
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2 out of
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Customer Reviews for Power Acoustik 5-Farad Capacitor
Review 1 for Power Acoustik 5-Farad Capacitor
Still have dimming problem
Customer Rating
2.0
Posted by: arenner
from brentwood, ca
on 01/07/2011
Value for Price
2.0
Reliability
1.0
Ease of Use
5.0
What's great about it: easy to install and nice digital display and appearance
What's not so great: didn't fix the problem
i'm running a 650 watt amp with two '09 kicker comp 10" subs and the capacitor shows that its working but my headlights still dim and my battery gauge goes down from around 15 to the 12-13 range. capacitor shows its storing 14 volts and goes down only to 12 or 11 volts when bass hits yet everything still dims. nothing improved and i wouldn't waste your money. i'm gonna return mine. i'd spend the extra money and get the 30-farad capacitor or get a different brand.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
-2points
3out of 8found this review helpful.
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Review 2 for Power Acoustik 5-Farad Capacitor
Not Bad but still not enough.
Customer Rating
3.0
Posted by: juan212405
from Caldwell, Idaho
on 06/12/2010
Value for Price
3.0
Reliability
2.0
Ease of Use
5.0
What's great about it: easy to use and install.
What's not so great: mudds real badd. mudding, sys. drops volts. and lights dim
This is great if your running 1100watts and below. but the rule of thumb is one farad for one thousand watts. This is a five farad and so 5 thousand watts right? but not the case. only running 3600watts and still dimming even with zero gauge wiring. got the cap tested and the five farad is a front. dont remember what is actually was but it was nowhere close. decent price but sometimes it pays to purchase name brand, especially when mudding can hurt your subs and amp. overall not bad just not great.
I would recommend this to a friend!
-1point
6out of 13found this review helpful.
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Review 3 for Power Acoustik 5-Farad Capacitor
Best capacitor ever!
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Reliability
5.0
Ease of Use
3.0
What's great about it: No more dimming lights!! Makes your bass sound so much better!
What's not so great: They give you this tiny resistor to hook up when first having to charge it..
This capacitor works great!! No more dimming lights in my car... I'm running a 1000watt amp powering 2 alpine type r subwoofers.. I was hesitant at buying this at first because everyone was just telling me to buy a high output alternator.. Those are like $500.. So I ended up buying this instead of spending that large amount of money! This capacitor is awesome! This capacitor also helps with the sound quality of your subwoofers.. The bass in my car is sounding a lot more crisp now.. I love it! Did I mention that it looks cool??? I would definitely recommend professional installation of this product due to this coming with a small resistor that you have to put in between the power wire and the capacitor during the install. It's only $39.99 to install this at your local bestbuy + plus the cost of the capacitor kit which is around $25 well worth the price though!
I would recommend this to a friend!
0points
9out of 18found this review helpful.
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