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Re: Accaptable ripple voltage

1/28/2005 9:43 AM
anon	Re: Accaptable ripple voltage My ears can easily hear 10% ripple. If you don't mind lots of hum then go with the 10% rule. If you want to hear no hum then stick with the original values. And the argument that the larger caps are way too expensive doesn't make sense. The cost of 47ufd caps is trivial compared to your time. Do it right and use 47ufd as originally designed for. The designers knew a thing or two.

1/28/2005 9:43 AM

anon

Re: Accaptable ripple voltage

My ears can easily hear 10% ripple.

If you don't mind lots of hum then go with the 10% rule. If you want to hear no hum then stick with the original values.

And the argument that the larger caps are way too expensive doesn't make sense. The cost of 47ufd caps is trivial compared to your time.

Do it right and use 47ufd as originally designed for. The designers knew a thing or two.

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anonymous The 10% rule is standard engineerin... -- 1/28/2005 2:53 PM