Power caps

[Pittuf 0]

Any one had any dealings with these, I was talking to someone recently who said they were really dangerous things that had a tendancy to set your car on fire if not treated with respect.

This info was told to him as he was talking to people about install at shows who suggested that a seperated battery for power supply was a better route to take than a power cap.

Any one else heard of these scare stories about them?

[dubloke 4]

if you leave the terminals in a postion that can easily got at and you tend to swank around the boot with metal object a lot i would stay clear. they can delver a nasty shock if you touch the terminals. never heard of them setting fire to cars tho, unless you're being stupid! i have one in mine and have to say it makes a big difference!

[Pittuf 0]

Thats pretty much what I thought Matt, they store a nice amount of power so I can see there is a possibilty of this being discharged somewhere unwanted if you aren't carefull, but then alot of electrical appliances are the same.

I just brushed off what the bloke said, my mate at work has got one and i'd say even if you are only half electrically minded fitting one wouldn't be that much of a problem.

I think the bloke was just a muppet

[MrBen 0]

You can set fire to the car with any badly fitted electrical component. A power cap is just the same!

[dubloke 4]

words of wisdom there from mr ben! muppets need not apply!

[VRmonster 1]

the problem with installing power caps is the polarity of the terminals, if connected the wrong way around SOME (not all, as most now have internal resistors) but some, can explode. sounds over the top but it has happened before. so just double check your connections, and use a decent make, none of this ebay crap for a tenner, lol.