Battery Stabilizer
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Anyone heard of a battery stabilizer called "Hot Inzm kai", owner of a store said it serves the same purpose as Sun Auto's battery stabilizer
Hot Inzm Kai: http://fore6767.hp.infoseek.co.jp/page104.html
Sun Auto's Hot Inazma: http://www.sunautomobile.com/pro_inazma01_000.htm
Anyone know anything about the Hot Inzm Kai? did a search but found nothing and no reviews.
Hot Inzm Kai: http://fore6767.hp.infoseek.co.jp/page104.html
Sun Auto's Hot Inazma: http://www.sunautomobile.com/pro_inazma01_000.htm
Anyone know anything about the Hot Inzm Kai? did a search but found nothing and no reviews.
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A capacitor should discharge more quickly than a battery. What happens is some of the charge is stored in a capacitor so the battery has to work less. I google translated the japanese webpage and they mention quicker starting time. But judging from the size of this box, the capacitor is probably not that big. When you think about how much current is discharged by a battery, the capacitor will probably have no effect. They are attempting to minimize the inrush current coming out of the battery from what I can see. Do they have a size on the capacitor?
They also bring all the grounds to one point on the negative battery terminal. This is considered good grounding practice to minimize ground loops. The way autos are grounded now, the grounds could have different voltage levels.
They also bring all the grounds to one point on the negative battery terminal. This is considered good grounding practice to minimize ground loops. The way autos are grounded now, the grounds could have different voltage levels.
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Waste of money, it's a band-aid fix for poor grounds. I have never seen an unmolested Civic have a grounding problem anyway.
The wire will still ground through the bolt.
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is that a rubber washer/grommet under that ground wire?
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Originally Posted by Kai
Waste of money, it's a band-aid fix for poor grounds. I have never seen an unmolested Civic have a grounding problem anyway.
Some pages show it for BMW's so you could be cool as if you owned one too. Boy they're really preying on people's lack of knowledge about cars and electricity. I can see the makers of these products go before a judge about misleading claims.
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Apexi make one too.
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Originally Posted by darth asiandoood
Apexi make one too.
But just as Kai said, I have yet to see a civic have hardcore grounding issues... I could see it help alot in a car like an RX because of the hardcore 3500rpm bogging issue thats caused by poor factory grounding, but not really on a civic.