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Do I need a capacitor?

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Old Feb 6, 2012 | 03:36 PM
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Default Do I need a capacitor?

When I have my stereo moderately loud my headlights flicker. It's really annoying when I try to listen to my daily dose of NWA at 6AM. Do I need a capacitor or stronger battery?
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Old Feb 6, 2012 | 03:46 PM
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What kind of battery are you running? A cap could help but for the price a battery might be the way to go.
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Old Feb 6, 2012 | 04:29 PM
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stock battery. Do you have any recommendations?
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Old Feb 6, 2012 | 05:37 PM
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Cap would help. How many watts are you pushing?
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Old Feb 6, 2012 | 05:41 PM
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Your flux capacitor sounds weak...


You can turn your bass down or turn the gain down till you get the parts if it's really annoying. Used to happen to me in my Titan.
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Old Feb 6, 2012 | 06:26 PM
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Thanks for the advice.
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