Rubycon Capacitors

bluesky · 23rd November 2005, 06:49 PM

Hi Everyone

I recently used some Rubycon ZL capacitors in the Aksa Nirvana Plus upgrade kit and have been very impressed by them.

I now want to source some more but have not been able to find a supplier in the higher values. Well, I did find one supplier, but this required a minumum order of 1000 units!

Can anyone tell me where to source these caps. I did do a search but didn't come across anything other than people asking the same question!

TIA

Bluesky
Brisbane, Australia

Robert F · 23rd November 2005, 08:54 PM

If you don't mind importing them, Reference Audio Mods in the US have a very good range and have no minimum order quantities.
www.referenceaudiomods.com.

Regards

hihopes · 24th November 2005, 05:54 PM

I have found them in the (2004) Farnell CD catalogue. Perhaps you have one of their agents or a branch or two of theirs in Oz?

pinkmouse · 24th November 2005, 06:07 PM

Farnell certainly do them, and I belive RS components do as well.

BTW, I agree, along with the ZAs they are my favorite electros.

bluesky · 25th November 2005, 02:03 AM

Thanks for this information! I have already tried Reference Audio Mods as well as Farnell and RS Components here in Australia but none of them carried the the higher values and voltages that I was after.

I will try contacting Farnell and RS in the States and see what I can find and report back.

Best regards to all,

Bluesky

bluesky · 25th November 2005, 09:13 AM

Despite trawling through many pages of capacitor listings in both Farnell and RS, I still cannot find the 120uF ZL caps I am looking for!

Oh well, the adventure continues!

Cheers

Bluesky

pinkmouse · 25th November 2005, 09:33 AM

I don't know of any caps available in 120uF. The nearest you're likely to get is 100uF or 150uF. What do you need them for?

wintermute · 25th November 2005, 11:36 AM

Hi Bluesky,

go to farnel or rs and click on the datasheet, this will show all values (and voltages) that are available from Rubycon (not necesarily stocked by Farnel or RS, doesn't that $%&^ you!!! I hate it when the stock every value except one!!!!! which is of course the one you are after). I'm not sure about the ZL's , but the ZA's don't go very high in either voltage or value.

Tony.

flg · 25th November 2005, 12:42 PM

Rubycon caps are a favorite of mine too. I work with SMPs and we like their cost/performance, espeacially at the output. Their low ESR and Ripple capabilies are among the highest for the price... I routinely get samples of whatever I need, but I do not have a source in the USA to purchase??? Newark(USA Farrnel) lists them but has almost no inventory??? Thanks for the above link...

Nordic · 25th November 2005, 02:19 PM

Aren't they the guys makeing the black gate caps everyone raves over?

23rd November 2005, 06:49 PM	#1
bluesky diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Brisbane	Rubycon Capacitors Hi Everyone I recently used some Rubycon ZL capacitors in the Aksa Nirvana Plus upgrade kit and have been very impressed by them. I now want to source some more but have not been able to find a supplier in the higher values. Well, I did find one supplier, but this required a minumum order of 1000 units! Can anyone tell me where to source these caps. I did do a search but didn't come across anything other than people asking the same question! TIA Bluesky Brisbane, Australia

23rd November 2005, 08:54 PM	#2
Robert F diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Auckland	Rubycon source If you don't mind importing them, Reference Audio Mods in the US have a very good range and have no minimum order quantities. www.referenceaudiomods.com. Regards

24th November 2005, 06:07 PM	#4
pinkmouse diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Chatham, England	Farnell certainly do them, and I belive RS components do as well. BTW, I agree, along with the ZAs they are my favorite electros. __________________ Al I conceive of nothing, in religion, science or philosophy, that is more than the proper thing to wear, for a while. Charles Fort

25th November 2005, 09:33 AM	#7
pinkmouse diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Chatham, England	I don't know of any caps available in 120uF. The nearest you're likely to get is 100uF or 150uF. What do you need them for? __________________ Al I conceive of nothing, in religion, science or philosophy, that is more than the proper thing to wear, for a while. Charles Fort

25th November 2005, 11:36 AM	#8
wintermute just another diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Sydney Blog Entries: 22	Hi Bluesky, go to farnel or rs and click on the datasheet, this will show all values (and voltages) that are available from Rubycon (not necesarily stocked by Farnel or RS, doesn't that $%&^ you!!! I hate it when the stock every value except one!!!!! which is of course the one you are after). I'm not sure about the ZL's , but the ZA's don't go very high in either voltage or value. Tony. __________________ Any intelligence I may appear to have is purely artificial! Some of my photos


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24th November 2005, 05:54 PM	#3
hihopes diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Cape Town	I have found them in the (2004) Farnell CD catalogue. Perhaps you have one of their agents or a branch or two of theirs in Oz?

25th November 2005, 02:03 AM	#5
bluesky diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Brisbane	Thanks for this information! I have already tried Reference Audio Mods as well as Farnell and RS Components here in Australia but none of them carried the the higher values and voltages that I was after. I will try contacting Farnell and RS in the States and see what I can find and report back. Best regards to all, Bluesky

25th November 2005, 09:13 AM	#6
bluesky diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Brisbane	Despite trawling through many pages of capacitor listings in both Farnell and RS, I still cannot find the 120uF ZL caps I am looking for! Oh well, the adventure continues! Cheers Bluesky

25th November 2005, 12:42 PM	#9
flg diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: North East	Rubycon caps are a favorite of mine too. I work with SMPs and we like their cost/performance, espeacially at the output. Their low ESR and Ripple capabilies are among the highest for the price... I routinely get samples of whatever I need, but I do not have a source in the USA to purchase??? Newark(USA Farrnel) lists them but has almost no inventory??? Thanks for the above link... __________________ “Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.” Dr. Seuss

25th November 2005, 02:19 PM	#10
Nordic diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2005	Aren't they the guys makeing the black gate caps everyone raves over?

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