A couple stereo wiring questions.

dliguori 08-04-2004, 1:03 AM

So I have a 1.5 farad cap for my system and in the process of rewiring some things I accidentally arched the cap. Are capacitors really sensetive to this, could this have shot the capacitor? Ever since I did this it seems that the sub sounds sloppier(aliteration), but it might just be my mind playing tricks on me. Also, I have 4 tower speakers that I'm running with a two channel amp, delivering about 125 watts to each speaker, is 14 guage thick enough to run a pair of speakers in parallel? Any help would be greatly appriciated!!!

(l1spoogy) · (l1spoogy) **Join Date: Jun 2004** 08-09-2004, 1:44 PM

Daniel I would not worry about the Cap it should be fine. Electrically a CAP is a waste of money. A nice marketing ploy but do little to nothing for a stereo system. As far as the speaker wire 14 gauge is more than enough. here is a great website about electronics that will help you in the future and dispel alot of marketing myths.

http://www.bcae1.com/

(puckinshat) · (puckinshat) **Join Date: Sep 2003** 08-09-2004, 1:49 PM

I second the cap is a waste of money. Add a battery or two and upgrade your alternator. Make sure all of your power conections are thick enough gague.

dliguori 08-09-2004, 3:02 PM

Dareb, Mark, thanks for the help!