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alxch1n15 · Joined: 26 Nov 2004 Posts: 261 Location: Madison, Wisconsin

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Porsche-924-928-944-968-Voltage-Stabilizer-TOP-SPEED_W0QQitemZ8003454087QQcategoryZ33577QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

im thinking of buying one to help with voltage regulation, ie not losing power when i need it. do they work?
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Tigger937 · Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 2:05 am Post subject:

Ad Quote:

" Try to Keep XCS (Voltage Stabilizer) Away from Humidity As Much As Possible To Increase The Life Span Of This Product."

Not possible in an automotive environment. This should be a clue that the product is no good. You'd be better off upgrading your alternator to a higher capacity Delco unit. See Smoothie's previous posts on this.

http://www.924board.org/viewtopic.php?t=15081&highlight=delco
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Diesel · Joined: 03 Nov 2002 Posts: 1061 Location: Ellington,CT

Wow, look at all the wonderful things that will happen if you just hook up the 2 wires to your battery. I think it will even help my thinning hair and make me irresistible to the ladies!

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Paul · Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 9:38 am Post subject:

Probably just a large capacitor.
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numbbers · Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 9:58 am Post subject:

This is just a pure rip-off product.
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alxch1n15 · Joined: 26 Nov 2004 Posts: 261 Location: Madison, Wisconsin

what about those ignition boxes? i forget what they are called, but i see them at autozone for about 250
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leadfoot · Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 5:12 pm Post subject:

Actually this product can be very beneficial if you are running a large sound system....
If ;
It is a capacitor and the farads match your amplifiers draw on the battery i.e
if your amp is 500W then you would need a 5 farad capacitor.
There is of course no rating on this particular model so your guess as to it's effectivness is anyones guess.
BTW a 1 farad capacitor is around $30 - $99 for a branded model such as rockford fosgate etc the price jumps quickly for anything in the 3 -5 farad range.
Leadfoot
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