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I think this is what OP is talking about. Its not needed for normal car audio systems.
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FLux capacitor in Hifi!
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I think this is what OP is talking about. Its not needed for normal car audio systems.
restorer-john
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Old news. We can buy them here in Australia from Jaycar.
www.jaycar.com.au
(yes, they have a sense of humour)
check out the datasheet download.
Flux Capacitor | Jaycar Electronics
Designed to work hand in hand with a small nuclear reactor, this device will allow transport to a predefined point in the past or future.
(yes, they have a sense of humour)
check out the datasheet download.
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DanielT
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He he, when I think about it. It's more fun to talk about a Flux capacitors than about HiFi and snake oil. There are already several threads about HiFi +and snake oil.Old news. We can buy them here in Australia from Jaycar.
Flux Capacitor | Jaycar Electronics
Designed to work hand in hand with a small nuclear reactor, this device will allow transport to a predefined point in the past or future.
(yes, they have a sense of humour)
check out the datasheet download.
Time McFly by. The film came out 37 years ago. Longer time than Marty travels in the film.
.. Carpe diem
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Why do people keep writing 1.21 GigaWatts? It's JigaWatts, for f*ck sake 
Killingbeans
Major Contributor
People with no conscience have always been selling "free lunches" to the ignorant/gullible. Don't think there's many (any?) areas of consumer products that's been spared.
Capacitors FAQ — What's a capacitor and what does it do?
What's a capacitor? What they do and when to use one
I think this is what OP is talking about. Its not needed for normal car audio systems.
One great thing supercapacitors has done for the world of cars: Jump starters have become a lot more handy and effective.
It's just a variation on the theme of snake oil. Is it more common with snake oil in Hifi than for other products / areas? It was not harder than that.
If you missed the film, I think you should watch it. An 80s classic.
These capacitors do work thought. If you install extremely power hungry audio systems for you car, the alternator may not supply enough power at times, esp. when engine is running low rpm. Its just like those power reservoir caps in amps.
Oh yes!!
Dont know much about flux capaciators, but iam sure a 1.2GW car stereo could be impressive. 
Lets imagine we have lame inefficient speakers with 40dB 1W at 30hz.
10w 50dB
100w 60dB
1kw 70dB
10kw 80 db
100kw 90db
1Mw 100db
10MW 110db
100Mw 120db
1GW 130db
Ahhh not that bad. What can we learn? Never use lame speakers.
Or you have at least a nuclear power station in your car.
Lets imagine we have lame inefficient speakers with 40dB 1W at 30hz.
10w 50dB
100w 60dB
1kw 70dB
10kw 80 db
100kw 90db
1Mw 100db
10MW 110db
100Mw 120db
1GW 130db
Ahhh not that bad. What can we learn? Never use lame speakers.
Or you have at least a nuclear power station in your car.
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JSmith
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Why do people keep writing 1.21 GigaWatts? It's JigaWatts, for f*ck sake
However, it can be said either way... jigawatt is the much older way of pronouncing gigawatt, so in essence it's the same thing and meaning;
giga·watt | \ ˈji-gə-ˌwät , ˈgi- \
There are phonetic examples here of each version;
Definition of GIGAWATT
a unit of power equal to one billion watts… See the full definition
JSmith
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DanielT
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This probably works too. A little cheaper gadget.
Wonderfully childish. I think I will get one.
Back To The Future Flux Capacitor Car Charger - 24h delivery | getDigital
Thanks to the 1.21 gigawatts, your devices will survive even the longest of road trips!
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Although it can not be ordered. Hm, could it have something to do with rights? The name, the design?
It seems to be auctioned off like a collector's item:
Back To The Future Flux Capacitor USB Car or Wall Charger
Modeled after Dr. Emmett Brown's iconic Flux Capacitor, these fun USB chargers can charge up to two devices at once - 1.21 gigawatts not required.
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Aha, see attached picture.
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The script rules!
Why do people keep writing 1.21 GigaWatts? It's JigaWatts, for f*ck sake
We are europeans, we have the metric system. And there is no Jiga in it!
Get it!We are europeans, we have the metric system. And there is no Jiga in it!
Edit says: We have also no poundwatt.
Sometimes even the best dictionaries make mistakes. This is one of those times.However, it can be said either way... jigawatt is the much older way of pronouncing gigawatt, so in essence it's the same thing and meaning;
giga·watt | \ ˈji-gə-ˌwät , ˈgi- \
There are phonetic examples here of each version;
Definition of GIGAWATT
a unit of power equal to one billion watts… See the full definitionwww.merriam-webster.com
JSmith
What do you think I am?We are europeans, we have the metric system. And there is no Jiga in it!
BTW, it's only 3 countries not having the metric system, so it's not a European thing
It's quite an illustrious list:USA, Myanmar and Liberia
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The device that made time travel possible for Marty McFly and Doc Brown.
solderdude
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you mean the late Peter W. Belt ?
His 'rainbow foil' etc are still sold.
and don't forget the 'morphic green cream'
And don't forget the 'spiratube'. You will need to apply an odd number of windings. He even claimed sound improved when you put the material around the waterpiping and gaspiping as well as central heating. (not kidding)
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No, not those, and not mpingo either. The things I'm thinking of were some little black blocks, about the size and shape of an IC (sans pins). Sticking them to transformers and other internals of audio equipment supposedly improved the sound. Applied to the ECU or other engine parts, the car would go faster, get better mileage, or whatever else you wanted to believe. Annoyingly, I can't recall the name of the things or who made them. Their website looked rather unprofessional, but that doesn't really narrow it down.
