So my amp, subs and capacitator for some reason are just not getting power in the back but my headunit works and the thing in the engine bay that tells me the volts is working fine... someone told me its a blown fuse? What fuse should i be checking?

 

well ive had it in my car for over a year and its been fine till now, can i get a replacement fuse at like advance auto? im more of a performance guy im clueless when it comes to my system lol

 

fuses in the amp look good to me, nothin movin around in them lol

 

did you check the fuse on teh wire in the engine bay?

 

fuse on the wire?

 

get rid of the cap, upgrade the big 3.

 

not sure of your set up . but on mine and mostly everyone i know. theres an inline fuse for the power wire from the battery to the amp

 

That isn't needed to fix the problem, and the cap didn't cause it either.

OP - There should be a fuse or circuit breaker close to the battery, on the power wire going to your amp. Any good shop will always install one within 18 inches of the battery, and if yours doesn't have one, it may have shorted out somewhere between the battery and amp. If the fuse in the amp looked good like you said, then use another power wire to perform a test so you can see if the amp is blown.

 

ok it was indeed the fuse's on the amp, i switched them out and were good as new! thx for the help everyone, i shall go back to residing in my forced induction area where i dont feel like a nubsauce :D

 

i knew that probably wasn't the problem. I just happened to notice he was running a cap. I hate those things lol

 

The cap isn't causing you any problem and it won't hurt anything, it might even help at certain times, so I think you should leave it alone. Not wanting to discuss it with anyone, just providing a counter-opinion to those that say get rid of it. I've used a cap in all my systems since 1992 and never had an issue with any of them.

 

nope

fuses on the amp are for the amp

the fuse inline with the wire is for the wire

what size is the wire?

8ga = no more than 60amps
4 ga = 125
0 ga = 300ish

 

bcae1.com

section 14

first example

 

I took the time to check those links, and read every post on the specific pages (not the entire threads, since surely you linked to the most important parts to support your perspective) your URLs brought up. Here's what I found;

The first page doesn't present any technical reasons not to use a cap, just some people saying "you don't need one".

The second page is much the same, except one person related their experience and indicated it was positive, that his bass improved with a cap.

The third one didn't have anyone saying anything bad, with one mod indicating he was against them, yet stating "...but many people swear by them. To each his own".

As stated in several posts here, I've used a cap in all my installs since '92 and never had an issue with the electrical system on any of the cars. Just stating my personal experience, not wanting to argue about it, but hoping people will be open-minded instead of buying into either side's hype.