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Post Sun Mar 05, 2006 12:59 pm

1F power caps are half price in maplins at 39.99

helps stop headlight flicker when u turn ur system up
fitted mine yesterday.

they r normally Ԛ£80 so bargain. :)
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Post Sun Mar 05, 2006 1:03 pm

would they help with my lights flickering everytime i turn on my twin cooling fans?
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Post Sun Mar 05, 2006 1:08 pm

possibly if u wired it up to parralell over ur fans.

but once they r spinning its all ok again yes?

most stuff drains as its powering up.

twin fans? is ur car jet powered? lol
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Post Sun Mar 05, 2006 1:12 pm

yes it just flickers when i turn them on,once there up and running its fine. its twin fans because its a cosworth engine with a big rad and intercooler.......
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Post Sun Mar 05, 2006 1:29 pm

no no no no no !!!! argh!!!

please all search in talkaudio.co.uk and find out why powercaps are not good lol :) sorry tony :)
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Post Sun Mar 05, 2006 1:40 pm

Upgrading all the alternator cables can help with power losses on other (french) cars I've owned, there is no point having big power cables if the charging system isn't up to the job.
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Post Sun Mar 05, 2006 1:48 pm

BreadBin wrote:Upgrading all the alternator cables can help with power losses on other (french) cars I've owned, there is no point having big power cables if the charging system isn't up to the job.
NOTHING relevant to the electrics on French cars is applicable to BMWs.
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Post Sun Mar 05, 2006 1:59 pm

I'm glad to hear that :)
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Post Sun Mar 05, 2006 7:12 pm

french cars are poo. except suspension, thats normally good for speed bumps

whats up with power caps? its sorted my problem out. also indicates my chargin system is fine as it reads 13.5 when the engine is running.
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