..just curious, filter cap ratings..temperature

 

4/11/2005 8:13 PM
Jeff Seal	..just curious, filter cap ratings..temperature Does anyone else lean towards higher (105% or higher) caps when designing an amp....   Most of the Sprague Atoms are 65% which really makes me wonder if they're just "underrated" or "overhyped"....(I think I know the answer...) but feel free to share...     Jeff Seal

 

4/11/2005 8:52 PM
Mark Lavelle	[assuming that by "%" you mean "degrees"]   I've never worried about it at all -- I just try to lay everything out so that heat isn't likely to be an issue.

 
 

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4/11/2005 9:10 PM
Carl Gigun	Mark's right, an electrolytic cap's life expectancy is directly related to it operating temperature, so don't put them near heat sources. Those ratings are degrees celsisus though, 65ºC is 150ºF, so you don't have to worry about actually destroying the cap unless you play the amp in a sauna or oven     -Carl

 

4/12/2005 12:15 AM
Mark Lavelle	There's nothing like playing in a sauna, IMHO...

 

4/12/2005 2:15 AM
Greg Simon	Thats true, but playing in an Oven creates this wonderful atmosphere of popping capacitors and sizzling skin that can't be beat!

 

4/12/2005 3:16 AM
Carl	mm........

 

4/12/2005 3:19 AM
Carl	lovin it

 

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