Jensen Caps!!??

stigla · 3rd June 2002, 01:52 PM

Hello

Got hold of about a dozen of these caps from some old Tape Recorders. Just spotted "Jensen" and grabbed them!!! All are 0.1uF 400V...

I am wondering if anyone knows what caps they are. Maybe PiO?
Ext. Foil. are printet on them, and a max 85 degrees temperature. Possible just some Electrolytics then?
they have a "hollow" sound when I tap them on the sides. Dried out perhaps?

Are they any good for audio? They where mostly used around power switches and with the motor switch. (the usual series RC thingy in paralell with a switch...)

Sorry about the bad images, but I had to use my scanner!!!

Stig

dice45 · 3rd June 2002, 04:13 PM

Stig,

yes, they are definitely paper-in-oil.
Sold by Jensen and also re-branded by AudioNote UK.

Sound nice and smooth. No listening fatigue. A bit boring maybe. A bit colorated, vowel E is a weebit predominant.

Please do not expect a black backgound, they eat up downward dynamic range.

Thatch_Ear · 5th June 2002, 04:18 AM

I have only heard good things about these caps from people that sell them. Put them on Ebay.

Peter Daniel · 5th June 2002, 04:47 AM

I tried similar Jensen caps in my crossover. Dice described them very properly.

reinhard · 7th June 2002, 08:02 AM

Jensen caps are also rebranded by Balanced Audio Technology or by Jensen for BAT. The description of sound is correct,
I can´t say it better,
Reinhard

3rd June 2002, 01:52 PM	#1
stigla diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Trondheim	Jensen Caps!!?? Hello Got hold of about a dozen of these caps from some old Tape Recorders. Just spotted "Jensen" and grabbed them!!! All are 0.1uF 400V... I am wondering if anyone knows what caps they are. Maybe PiO? Ext. Foil. are printet on them, and a max 85 degrees temperature. Possible just some Electrolytics then? they have a "hollow" sound when I tap them on the sides. Dried out perhaps? Are they any good for audio? They where mostly used around power switches and with the motor switch. (the usual series RC thingy in paralell with a switch...) Sorry about the bad images, but I had to use my scanner!!! Stig

3rd June 2002, 04:13 PM	#2
dice45 diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Munich, Bavaria	Stig, yes, they are definitely paper-in-oil. Sold by Jensen and also re-branded by AudioNote UK. Sound nice and smooth. No listening fatigue. A bit boring maybe. A bit colorated, vowel E is a weebit predominant. Please do not expect a black backgound, they eat up downward dynamic range. __________________ Greets, Bernhard

5th June 2002, 04:18 AM	#3
Thatch_Ear diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Dallas,Tx	I have only heard good things about these caps from people that sell them. Put them on Ebay. __________________ Thatch

7th June 2002, 08:02 AM	#5
reinhard diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Germany	BAT Jensen caps are also rebranded by Balanced Audio Technology or by Jensen for BAT. The description of sound is correct, I can´t say it better, Reinhard

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5th June 2002, 04:47 AM	#4
Peter Daniel diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Toronto, Canada	I tried similar Jensen caps in my crossover. Dice described them very properly.

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