sold amp still have cap battery goin dead?

Question

okay I sold my amp to get a better one and my battery went dead a couple days of the car sitting so I replaced it and it still died a couple days later my cap is always on could that me killing my battery everyday even tho i dont have a amp anymore

I had the alt checked and it was fine everything worked for 3 days with a new battery and then went down hill I have another battery in the trunk for the system and wut not I dont have a amp so I dont think there is a amp tahts gonna be constantly running cuz its gone Im thinking about rippin the caps and the second battery out this weekend kinda sucks when u cant get into ur car cuz u have no door handles cuz u got door poppers

Answer 1

You could do what fordman says, but also you should check if you amp keeps turned on after you turned off the radio. If it's on, then that's why your batteries keep discharging or your alt. need to be replaced. If your cap is always on it means that there's a device consuming power all the time. Caps turn off when there's no changes in voltage and turns itself on when there's a voltage drop. To test the cap connect a light bulb it should light itself for a few seconds if the cap is charged.

Answer 2

current will not flow through a cap unless there is something wrong with the cap. sometimes the electrolyte inside dries out, and causes internal shorts. if your cap is more than 2 years old and saw heavy use and/or moisture in that time period, take a close look at it. remove it from your car and take off the plastic cap that it may have which covers the terminals, there will be a little hole in the top in between the terminals. if there is any stain around the hole or terminals, or if when you shake the cap you hear a rattle, there might be your problem.

Answer 3

Did you check the alternator voltage? You could have taken out the alternator and that is what is draining the battery. If you have an ammeter hook it in series with the positive lead and start pulling fuses until the current drain goes away and then you have it narrowed down to a circuit to troubleshoot.

Answer 4

your main power wire needs to be split into 2, use a distribution block. from there one + wire will go to your caps + input. the other + wire will go to your amps + input. the -output on the cap gets grounded. the -output on the amp gets grounded, try to use the same point. Dont connect the neg cap to the pos amp! THIS IS FOR MOST CAPS, SOME HAVE BUILT IN DISTRIBUTION BLOCKS AND NEED TO BE WIRED DIFFERENTLY.