I have a 99 ford taurus with a factory 6disc cd changer in the trunk... my head unit is an alpine
Will my 6 disc cd changer work with my new head unit?
no. i wish that can be done.
Will my 6 disc cd changer work with my new head unit?
Nope Sorry man there is no way for that to happen. I tried and I couldn%26#039;t find any type of adapter or wiring kit or anything to make that happen. If I find out something I%26#039;ll let you know but its looking very dim for now.
Reply:If the part number of the Ford cd changer starts with a YL1F alpine made
yes there is a way to make a alpine m-buss control the cd changer
if the cd changer part number starts with f8vf,or f57f, clarion made no its not going to work and there are no adapters
alpine and clarion made cd changers for FORD in 19999
the adapter is made by alpine
Saturday, March 28, 2009
(Sparky plz state you answer too) CAPS DO THEY WORK???
OK so in your personal opin, what do CAPS do for your audio system? I know the answer but I gotta prove this guy SOUNDFREQ wrong (THATS RIGHT I%26#039;M PUTTING YOU ON BLAST). Now why would you use a CAP in your audio system? Please state you answer and give details on why you think that you should use one. Also can someone please tell this guy what powers EVERYTHING electrical in your car once it is started!!! Please provide specific explanations i.e. %26quot;It will help control your voltage drops%26quot;. Sorry to drag yall into this but some people gotta learn.
(Sparky plz state you answer too) CAPS DO THEY WORK???
lol,
here i%26#039;ll explain it in the most laymen term i can.
amps draw current from your car%26#039;s electrical system. (the heart of the system being the battery). it draws it%26#039;s amps from the battery and increases as amps hit their peak. the problem is the battery most of the times can%26#039;t handle the load requirements the amp needs....
one of the reasons why in some vehicles when the bass hits, the lights dim in and outside the vehicle. vehicle batteries are rated at 12 volts but amps are measured upon ratings of 14.4 volts. guess what, a battery can%26#039;t do that when the car is not running.
What the capacitor does is act like a mini battery. it stores enough power so when the amp requires more juice to peak, it draws it from the stored energy from the capacitor instead of from the battery. that prevents excessive draws from the battery. your lights stop dimming and the amp gets the power it needs.
hope that helps.
(Sparky plz state you answer too) CAPS DO THEY WORK???
Mario,
Do caps work? yes.. but not like most people think. the reason i believe so many people feel a cap will solve a voltage issue is because they go to a best buy or cc, and they tell them they need a cap, that%26#039;s because they do not sell alternators. See alternators are the only thing that produces electricity in a car electrical system everything else including a cap only stores what the alternator has created. yea a cap does work if you want a cleaner power source, but if your looking for more power, a alternator is the only right answer.
and as you know that is exactly what sparky will say, in fact he%26#039;ll tell you that a cap actually adds to the load a alternator must provide, actually making matters worse.
Reply:RICK is correct on this one.
also it is a lot faster for the power to travel from the cap to the amplifier, the battery is far away
but a cap is not a battery that is going to give extra volts
Reply:Capacitors have two major features that make them useful in car audio systems:
1. Unlike a battery, they can store a charge up to the alternator%26#039;s output of 14.4 volts. A battery can%26#039;t store a charge higher than about 12.8 volts.
2. A capacitor has a very low internal resistance compared to a battery, so it can (very briefly) deliver high current without losing voltage to internal resistance.
When the vehicle is running, the alternator is the primary source of power. An alternator produces higher voltage than a battery, but doesn%26#039;t have as much current capacity. Alternators aren%26#039;t designed for the kind of load a high-powered audio system presents; unlike other vehicle electrical systems, an audio amplifier often needs quick, short bursts of high current. Alternators can%26#039;t react quickly enough to provide transient current demands, and as a result the supply voltage might drop briefly. This can cause the amp to clip and distort on musical peaks. If there%26#039;s a capacitor in the system, the current demand can be supplied by the capacitor instead of the alternator. It doesn%26#039;t reduce the overall load on the alternator, because the capacitor then has to be recharged; but it can keep the voltage stable enough to reduce the distortion on musical peaks.
Even a large capacitor can only store a relatively small amount of energy. It can%26#039;t maintain the voltage for more than a very short burst. Capacitors are useless for long bass passages that overload the alternator%26#039;s maximum current capacity. They%26#039;re also of little value when the engine isn%26#039;t running.
A capacitor won%26#039;t extend the life of an alternator if it%26#039;s consistently overloaded by the audio system. It won%26#039;t make the bass significantly louder in a subwoofer system. But it can help improve a system%26#039;s sound quality in some cases.
P.S. The distance between the battery and amplifier isn%26#039;t really a timing issue in the way Conjote is saying; power flow through a wire is just about instantaneous. However, if high current is flowing through a wire, there will be a voltage drop because of the resistance in the wire. Longer wire has more resistance and causes a greater voltage drop. Capacitors are located close to the amplifiers to minimize the losses through the wire between the two.
Reply:yea man caps work there just one downside to caps though. Its a battery and also has to be charged. this make more stress on your alternator because not only does it have to charge you car battery but also the cap. yes a cap stores energy until it is release but so does a car battery. i mean i aint telling you not to get a cap, but soundstream came out with this new product it is called a cap/cell its a battery but a cap also try looking into get one these.
Reply:caps do work....for what they are intended for....if you understand their limitations....like rick said.
however, i am a firm believe that batteries work better....a battery is aprox 100,000farad of constant power....why get a cap that would only supply 1 or 2 farad periodically?
check out http://www.caraudio.com/forum and do a search.
(Sparky plz state you answer too) CAPS DO THEY WORK???
lol,
here i%26#039;ll explain it in the most laymen term i can.
amps draw current from your car%26#039;s electrical system. (the heart of the system being the battery). it draws it%26#039;s amps from the battery and increases as amps hit their peak. the problem is the battery most of the times can%26#039;t handle the load requirements the amp needs....
one of the reasons why in some vehicles when the bass hits, the lights dim in and outside the vehicle. vehicle batteries are rated at 12 volts but amps are measured upon ratings of 14.4 volts. guess what, a battery can%26#039;t do that when the car is not running.
What the capacitor does is act like a mini battery. it stores enough power so when the amp requires more juice to peak, it draws it from the stored energy from the capacitor instead of from the battery. that prevents excessive draws from the battery. your lights stop dimming and the amp gets the power it needs.
hope that helps.
(Sparky plz state you answer too) CAPS DO THEY WORK???
Mario,
Do caps work? yes.. but not like most people think. the reason i believe so many people feel a cap will solve a voltage issue is because they go to a best buy or cc, and they tell them they need a cap, that%26#039;s because they do not sell alternators. See alternators are the only thing that produces electricity in a car electrical system everything else including a cap only stores what the alternator has created. yea a cap does work if you want a cleaner power source, but if your looking for more power, a alternator is the only right answer.
and as you know that is exactly what sparky will say, in fact he%26#039;ll tell you that a cap actually adds to the load a alternator must provide, actually making matters worse.
Reply:RICK is correct on this one.
also it is a lot faster for the power to travel from the cap to the amplifier, the battery is far away
but a cap is not a battery that is going to give extra volts
Reply:Capacitors have two major features that make them useful in car audio systems:
1. Unlike a battery, they can store a charge up to the alternator%26#039;s output of 14.4 volts. A battery can%26#039;t store a charge higher than about 12.8 volts.
2. A capacitor has a very low internal resistance compared to a battery, so it can (very briefly) deliver high current without losing voltage to internal resistance.
When the vehicle is running, the alternator is the primary source of power. An alternator produces higher voltage than a battery, but doesn%26#039;t have as much current capacity. Alternators aren%26#039;t designed for the kind of load a high-powered audio system presents; unlike other vehicle electrical systems, an audio amplifier often needs quick, short bursts of high current. Alternators can%26#039;t react quickly enough to provide transient current demands, and as a result the supply voltage might drop briefly. This can cause the amp to clip and distort on musical peaks. If there%26#039;s a capacitor in the system, the current demand can be supplied by the capacitor instead of the alternator. It doesn%26#039;t reduce the overall load on the alternator, because the capacitor then has to be recharged; but it can keep the voltage stable enough to reduce the distortion on musical peaks.
Even a large capacitor can only store a relatively small amount of energy. It can%26#039;t maintain the voltage for more than a very short burst. Capacitors are useless for long bass passages that overload the alternator%26#039;s maximum current capacity. They%26#039;re also of little value when the engine isn%26#039;t running.
A capacitor won%26#039;t extend the life of an alternator if it%26#039;s consistently overloaded by the audio system. It won%26#039;t make the bass significantly louder in a subwoofer system. But it can help improve a system%26#039;s sound quality in some cases.
P.S. The distance between the battery and amplifier isn%26#039;t really a timing issue in the way Conjote is saying; power flow through a wire is just about instantaneous. However, if high current is flowing through a wire, there will be a voltage drop because of the resistance in the wire. Longer wire has more resistance and causes a greater voltage drop. Capacitors are located close to the amplifiers to minimize the losses through the wire between the two.
Reply:yea man caps work there just one downside to caps though. Its a battery and also has to be charged. this make more stress on your alternator because not only does it have to charge you car battery but also the cap. yes a cap stores energy until it is release but so does a car battery. i mean i aint telling you not to get a cap, but soundstream came out with this new product it is called a cap/cell its a battery but a cap also try looking into get one these.
Reply:caps do work....for what they are intended for....if you understand their limitations....like rick said.
however, i am a firm believe that batteries work better....a battery is aprox 100,000farad of constant power....why get a cap that would only supply 1 or 2 farad periodically?
check out http://www.caraudio.com/forum and do a search.
My back speakers in my car wont work?
I checked the wires behind hte head unit and at the speakers, but still no solution. Im thinking it could be the speakers themselves. Anyone have suggestions
My back speakers in my car wont work?
It%26#039;s likely to be the speakers. I%26#039;ve seen a lot of GM 6x9 speakers that have failed. Your vehicle doesn%26#039;t have any tricky wiring setup or factory amp for the rear, so the most likely problem is the speakers.
The only other possibility is that there%26#039;s something in your head unit that%26#039;s not set up correctly, like a 2-zone feature or a full/sub setting for the rear speaker output.
My back speakers in my car wont work?
It%26#039;s likely to be the speakers. I%26#039;ve seen a lot of GM 6x9 speakers that have failed. Your vehicle doesn%26#039;t have any tricky wiring setup or factory amp for the rear, so the most likely problem is the speakers.
The only other possibility is that there%26#039;s something in your head unit that%26#039;s not set up correctly, like a 2-zone feature or a full/sub setting for the rear speaker output.
4 ohm's or 8?
I just purchased 2 kicker comp 10 in subs, with a mtx 300 xd 1 channel amp, They sound horrible, almost like they are blown, they are 4 ohm%26#039;s, should they be 8 if I am running 2 of them? I have n ot played with speakers in a long time, so I can%26#039;t remember what ohm%26#039;s they should be.
4 ohm%26#039;s or 8?
Car stereo%26#039;s are typically 4 olms and home stereo%26#039;s are 8 olms. Check to see if you amp has an olm switch on it and make sure is set to under 8 olms
4 ohm%26#039;s or 8?
Most car audio is 4 ohms . home audio is 8.
Cant give you much more advice from Mexico though.
Reply:depends on wiring. the LOWER the ohm rating, the harder it drives the amp. example: an 8 ohm load on the bass amp i have drives the amp to produce 220 watts, whereas a 4 ohm load drives 380 watts. More power yes, but it also stresses the amp more, runs less efficiently and creates more heat.
as for wiring, take two 8 ohm speakers, wired in parallel (both positive and negative leads going to the output jack) creates a 4 ohm load. Wiring in series (positive output jack to positive terminal of one speaker, that speakers neg terminal to other speaker positive, that speakers neg to neg side of input jack) creates a 16 ohm load. when dealing with speaker pairs, parallel wiring halves the rated ohm, whereas series wiring doubles it.
the same for component systems. two 8 ohm speakers hooked to one side of the amp produces a 4 ohm load, as this is parallel wiring.
Reply:In the past, car stereos were rated to run on 4 Ohms. But to be sure, check with Radio Shack or a stereo specialty store near you.
Reply:8 ohms is best make sure that your complete system is 8 ohms or 4ohms to include your receiver and amp higher ohms going to lower ohms can blow your system or make it sound horrible
4 ohm%26#039;s or 8?
Car stereo%26#039;s are typically 4 olms and home stereo%26#039;s are 8 olms. Check to see if you amp has an olm switch on it and make sure is set to under 8 olms
4 ohm%26#039;s or 8?
Most car audio is 4 ohms . home audio is 8.
Cant give you much more advice from Mexico though.
Reply:depends on wiring. the LOWER the ohm rating, the harder it drives the amp. example: an 8 ohm load on the bass amp i have drives the amp to produce 220 watts, whereas a 4 ohm load drives 380 watts. More power yes, but it also stresses the amp more, runs less efficiently and creates more heat.
as for wiring, take two 8 ohm speakers, wired in parallel (both positive and negative leads going to the output jack) creates a 4 ohm load. Wiring in series (positive output jack to positive terminal of one speaker, that speakers neg terminal to other speaker positive, that speakers neg to neg side of input jack) creates a 16 ohm load. when dealing with speaker pairs, parallel wiring halves the rated ohm, whereas series wiring doubles it.
the same for component systems. two 8 ohm speakers hooked to one side of the amp produces a 4 ohm load, as this is parallel wiring.
Reply:In the past, car stereos were rated to run on 4 Ohms. But to be sure, check with Radio Shack or a stereo specialty store near you.
Reply:8 ohms is best make sure that your complete system is 8 ohms or 4ohms to include your receiver and amp higher ohms going to lower ohms can blow your system or make it sound horrible
If i would buy a Car Subwoofer what specifications would be my concern?.. i.e. " Wattage, RMS"?
make sure that the woofer is almost double the wattage of your amp or receiver this will prevent you from blowing the speakers when you kick it up to full volume
If i would buy a Car Subwoofer what specifications would be my concern?.. i.e. %26quot; Wattage, RMS%26quot;?
I would suggest finding 2 12%26quot; subwoofers, about 1800 to 2000 watts together, and hooking them up to a 1000 watt amplifier. That sounds really good in a ported box. It will kick hard, and you wont have to worry about blowing anyhting.
If i would buy a Car Subwoofer what specifications would be my concern?.. i.e. %26quot; Wattage, RMS%26quot;?
watts
sensitivity
BL curve
frequency response
x-max
voice coil configuration
Reply:the big thing is to get the right amount of power to your subs. so lets say you have two 12%26quot; subs that have a power rating of 800w each the subs RMS (basicly the rated power for continued play) will be around 400. so you will need to get an amp big enough to power at 800rms or two amps that play at 400rms, ext ext. basically if you go to high or to low on your power you will hurt you subs. also go with amps and subs that are CEA aproved many lower quality amp/subs will usaly over rate there wattage
If i would buy a Car Subwoofer what specifications would be my concern?.. i.e. %26quot; Wattage, RMS%26quot;?
I would suggest finding 2 12%26quot; subwoofers, about 1800 to 2000 watts together, and hooking them up to a 1000 watt amplifier. That sounds really good in a ported box. It will kick hard, and you wont have to worry about blowing anyhting.
If i would buy a Car Subwoofer what specifications would be my concern?.. i.e. %26quot; Wattage, RMS%26quot;?
watts
sensitivity
BL curve
frequency response
x-max
voice coil configuration
Reply:the big thing is to get the right amount of power to your subs. so lets say you have two 12%26quot; subs that have a power rating of 800w each the subs RMS (basicly the rated power for continued play) will be around 400. so you will need to get an amp big enough to power at 800rms or two amps that play at 400rms, ext ext. basically if you go to high or to low on your power you will hurt you subs. also go with amps and subs that are CEA aproved many lower quality amp/subs will usaly over rate there wattage
Radio interferance in car?
I recently had a new cd player fitted into my car (diy) all works ok except the radio, it seems fine with the engine at idle but as soon as you pull away you get really bad interferance, any ideas?
Radio interferance in car?
You need ignition noise supressor filters installed on the antenna.
Radio interferance in car?
depending on your car if you have a care with a distributor you need to put a noise filter on it if it has a electronic coil you need to put a noise filter on the hot wire between the cd player and the power source
Reply:good work ...
Radio interferance in car?
You need ignition noise supressor filters installed on the antenna.
Radio interferance in car?
depending on your car if you have a care with a distributor you need to put a noise filter on it if it has a electronic coil you need to put a noise filter on the hot wire between the cd player and the power source
Reply:good work ...
My car amp when turns on in bass or full mode pulls the disk in. what could cause this?
couldn%26#039;t understand your question :(
amplifier pulling in disk ! how?
cd is played in cd player , where does amplifier comes into play?
add more info , i%26#039;ll edit my answer
amplifier pulling in disk ! how?
cd is played in cd player , where does amplifier comes into play?
add more info , i%26#039;ll edit my answer
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