How to charge 1F capacitor?

[IllusionX]

it shows +-12v because the car charges it between 11.3 and 14.4v. of course you will read under 14v when plugging your voltmeter.

as talnlnky said.. a cap gets discharged quickly even when not in use, so i don't see the point of charging it before installing ?

you know those cap with a digital voltage reader right on it ? that uses power... you turn off your car/amp and go shopping for an hour.. your cap is already near empty.

[battleversiontc]

Originally Posted by IllusionX

it shows +-12v because the car charges it between 11.3 and 14.4v. of course you will read under 14v when plugging your voltmeter.

as talnlnky said.. a cap gets discharged quickly even when not in use, so i don't see the point of charging it before installing ?

you know those cap with a digital voltage reader right on it ? that uses power... you turn off your car/amp and go shopping for an hour.. your cap is already near empty.

to answer the first part i didnt have it hooked up to the car when i tested it it was actually charged up and left then i put then i put the voltmeter to it i know that when connected to the car and when its running that it would read at that im not an idiot

it doesnt discharge that quickly

the ones with digital read outs actually shut off after awhile so its not depleting anything and a cap wont disharge that fast it even takes. if it did the car battery would disharge quickly to same theory

charging a cap is to ensure theres power in it if you just shock it to the battery it will throw a spark and will only surface charge.