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Re: Solen caps in guitar power supply.

9/18/1999 1:18 PM
Whit	Re: Solen caps in guitar power supply. Mark, Yeah, I've done that. I doubt, given all the other variables in an amp, if the average ears could hear much of a difference with an electrolytic-free power supply, but if money is no object, Solens are a good choice. (ie. 5 big Solens might cost as much as a nice Weber 10" speaker, and I'd rather have the Weber) Heck, what are they lately, about 10 bucks for 47uf? But I DO like the 630 volt rating, so I would consider using them instead of the usual series connected 350 volt caps where > 450 volts are expected. I suspect they would last longer too, although modern electros are pretty good. FWIW, I usually use a 22uf Solen followed by a choke, followed by a bunch of Nichicon electros in a typical power supply. They are also really good alternatives to electro cathode bypass caps, at least in the 1 to 5uf range. (the bigger ones are, well, too big to hang off a cathode) They are excellent for upgrading speaker crossovers too! I made a pair of old Rat-Shack three ways come alive with 'em. Well, that's my 2 cents (Canadian) on the Solens... ... Whit

9/18/1999 1:18 PM

Whit

Re: Solen caps in guitar power supply.

Mark,

Yeah, I've done that. I doubt, given all the other variables in an amp, if the average ears could hear much of a difference with an electrolytic-free power supply, but if money is no object, Solens are a good choice.

(ie. 5 big Solens might cost as much as a nice Weber 10" speaker, and I'd rather have the Weber)

Heck, what are they lately, about 10 bucks for 47uf?

But I DO like the 630 volt rating, so I would consider using them instead of the usual series connected 350 volt caps where > 450 volts are expected. I suspect they would last longer too, although modern electros are pretty good.

FWIW, I usually use a 22uf Solen followed by a choke, followed by a bunch of Nichicon electros in a typical power supply.

They are also really good alternatives to electro cathode bypass caps, at least in the 1 to 5uf range. (the bigger ones are, well, too big to hang off a cathode)

They are excellent for upgrading speaker crossovers too! I made a pair of old Rat-Shack three ways come alive with 'em.

Well, that's my 2 cents (Canadian) on the Solens...

... Whit

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