What's with removing the sleeve off caps?

homer09 · 21st February 2005, 03:45 PM

I've sporadically seen in different finished DIY or upgraded amps/components, naked caps. The outer jacket was obviously removed purposely. What is the motivation behind this?

One example that comes to mind is Peter Daniel's finished Patek amp pictures on www.audiosector.com

KBK · 21st February 2005, 05:41 PM

parasitic capacitance, I would suspect. ie, the unwanted kind. Electrostatic charge, etc. just a guess. The differences would be minor, at best, but..when you've taken care of everything else..then it's time to remove the sleeves.

Sometimes, think that grounding them..like grounding a speaker magnet system, might be the way to go.

Also, the smaller the energy level, in mass terms, in the context of the use of the given capacitor, the larger the effect of removing the sleeve.

mangrovejack · 21st February 2005, 10:16 PM

Or it could simply be for looks. Peter's amp is not just a musical device, it also has artistic appeal too.

thomas997 · 22nd February 2005, 06:09 PM

So you cant see the brand

ie. use cheap caps and remove the sleeve and it looks fancier and more expensive.

Just one reason.

SimontY · 22nd February 2005, 06:21 PM

Hi,

I removed about 50 sleeves from my Roksan Caspian amp's caps and resoldered them all in a little cloer. Can't say which change brought about the effect, but I definitely preferred the new sound.

skyraider · 26th February 2005, 07:48 AM

They look sexy when naked. And sound sexy too.

21st February 2005, 03:45 PM	#1
homer09 diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Montreal	What's with removing the sleeve off caps? I've sporadically seen in different finished DIY or upgraded amps/components, naked caps. The outer jacket was obviously removed purposely. What is the motivation behind this? One example that comes to mind is Peter Daniel's finished Patek amp pictures on www.audiosector.com

21st February 2005, 05:41 PM	#2
KBK diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: The Wilds Of Canada	parasitic capacitance, I would suspect. ie, the unwanted kind. Electrostatic charge, etc. just a guess. The differences would be minor, at best, but..when you've taken care of everything else..then it's time to remove the sleeves. Sometimes, think that grounding them..like grounding a speaker magnet system, might be the way to go. Also, the smaller the energy level, in mass terms, in the context of the use of the given capacitor, the larger the effect of removing the sleeve. __________________ "Never forget that only dead fish swim with the stream." -- Malcolm Muggeridge. "Truth cannot be brought down, rather the individual must make the effort to ascend to it." -- Jiddu Krishnamurti

22nd February 2005, 06:21 PM	#5
SimontY diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Sheffield, North England	Hi, I removed about 50 sleeves from my Roksan Caspian amp's caps and resoldered them all in a little cloer. Can't say which change brought about the effect, but I definitely preferred the new sound. __________________ Fave. threads: Marantz CD63 \| Philips CD650 \| my 3-way dipoles \| T-bass for dipoles \| EnABL treatment \| Arcam Alpha (CD)

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21st February 2005, 10:16 PM	#3
mangrovejack diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Brisbane	Or it could simply be for looks. Peter's amp is not just a musical device, it also has artistic appeal too.

22nd February 2005, 06:09 PM	#4
thomas997 diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Vancouver	So you cant see the brand ie. use cheap caps and remove the sleeve and it looks fancier and more expensive. Just one reason.

26th February 2005, 07:48 AM	#6
skyraider diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: malaysia	They look sexy when naked. And sound sexy too.

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