DIY Voltage Stabilizer

[minikar]

Old car new car should be the same ... just install near the devides that need most stable current and also devices that create most inteference.

 

[tigershark1976]

I'm thinking to DIY an ICE Cap, I have plenty of capacitor on hand, ranging from 47uF to 10,000uF. Total 65 pcs, 9 different types of capacitor, all rated at 16V and 85deg Celcius.

The total capacity is slightly higher than 152,110uF, i believe it should be big enof for an ICE cap... using 20A fuse.

The finish product should be connected directly to the amp? (paralle with amp)? any things that I have to take note?

 

[minikar]

I say side-by side> parellel

 

[sharqtv]

hi...i'm new to zth. came across this topic and i think i want to share sumthing with others. check this link. http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/1107/voltagestabilizervn8.png. maybe u'll get the idea to connect all the capacitor. haven't tried it yet, bz working la.... if anyone try to construct this circuit and it work, let me know. thanks

 

[CyberPunk]

man it is connected in parallel

 

[siong]

im learning physics here.... ehe.. u guys physicz studentz?

 

[xyber9]

What is the best combinaton or stages of capacitors values and the total values which is most efffective for manual cars?

 

[donCityZ]

Here is my history of vs DIYing.

ver1: 163,000uF.. all same value caps.
noticable effects: starting easier.. instantly starts. bass sound more powerful.

ver2: much lesser uF but different value of caps. from 0.47uF to 8200uF.
noticeable effects: none.

ver3: ~50,000uF + many different types of ecaps + good casing.
effects: more or less as ver 1.

 

[fff0]

can share your formula (values and circuit)?

 

[fff0]

hi guys,

Anyone of you had any revised VS desgn to share?

 

[donCityZ]

fff00.

all VS is just connecting in parralel of capacitors to your battery. THats all.
All of the capacitor rating must be more than 16V. (i.e. 16, 25, 35 or above)
ok. so for the values are like this:

for version 3:

5 pcs of 8200uF
1 pc 4700uF
1 pc 1000uF
1 pc 470uF
1 pc 22uF
1pc 10uF
1pc 0.01uF
1pc 0.001uF

just connect everything in parallel.. for more
safety add a fuse too. mine no fuse now.. hahah..

 

[fff0]

Tks fpr the response, do u have any reason behind to have these values?

 

[donCityZ]

for me, no reason. all VS sold in market also claims to be the best.
but they are using random values as well. you can
indeed custom match the values to a particular car though,
only if u have a digital oscilloscope. it is quite difficult too.
this is because capacitors have a preferred value (2200, 3300
nd no readily available 2985uF). different cars have different
kind of frequency of noise and even one car have a lot due
to response at different rpm. my propose is use all range of values
from low end to high end values.

 

[shay]

How bout the fuse rating??

 

[donCityZ]

How bout the fuse rating??

10A is more than enough.