Which Capacitor Do I Use? Tech Tips Tuesday - YouTube
hi diyaudio lad's
while on my journey of trying to understand audio circuits i came across this guy a couple of months ago. today i watched this video and was so impressed by it that i had to share. i'm sure that some of you would have already seen it, so this is really for other novice's like my self. enjoy 🙂
gaz
hi diyaudio lad's
while on my journey of trying to understand audio circuits i came across this guy a couple of months ago. today i watched this video and was so impressed by it that i had to share. i'm sure that some of you would have already seen it, so this is really for other novice's like my self. enjoy 🙂
gaz
Paul Carlson has been around for a while and makes some nice videos with very clear reverberation free audio. Although a little too slow paced for me. But I wish to Gawd he'd stop pronouncing the "L" in solder! He's the only one in the world that does it. It's like finger nails on the blackboard to my ears. Every dictionary I've seen says the "L" is silent. PAUL, PLEASE STOP IT!
sol·der
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I think Mr. Carlson is Canadian, or at least lives in Canada
If you really want to get good info on picking capacitors, this forty year old article is still very valid. Especially the section on testing DA.
Picking Capacitors - Walter G. Jung and Richard Marsh
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I think Mr. Carlson is Canadian, or at least lives in Canada
If you really want to get good info on picking capacitors, this forty year old article is still very valid. Especially the section on testing DA.
Picking Capacitors - Walter G. Jung and Richard Marsh
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"But I wish to Gawd he'd stop pronouncing the "L" in solder! He's the only one in the world that does it." Not true, it drives a lot of Brits nuts that Americans say "soder".
Will have a look at the video,ta for the heads up.
Andy.
Will have a look at the video,ta for the heads up.
Andy.
But it was stolen into England in the period "we" call "old French". So the English-aimed dictionary I took that from only traces to the old French fork.
Many French words got, uh, "changed", when taken-up by people in England.
Then you agree there is no "L" in "solder" (after Latin 'soldare')?
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It's surprising the number of people who say "nuculer" not nuclear, and "seccertary" not secretary...
I file those as definite mispronunciations...
But there's a lot of - sometimes confusing! - differing pronunciations, as I found when living in the US.
Like, buoy -- "boy" here, "boo-ey" in the US.
And odd ones - "'erb" US vs "herb" (UK) - so the US pronounces it the french way, we don't.
Yes, when I was there the french car was a "Ren-allt" where in UK we pronounce it the french way, "ren-oh".
They all turn out to be a mix of cultural preferences, or where one side is using an old english variant, the other a newer one.
Back in the 1600s, in Britain the floating thing was sometimes called a "bowie" - nearer to the modern US.
So, it's often a case of no right or wrong.
But then, lets not get into fag (cigarette) or fanny..!!!
I file those as definite mispronunciations...
But there's a lot of - sometimes confusing! - differing pronunciations, as I found when living in the US.
Like, buoy -- "boy" here, "boo-ey" in the US.
And odd ones - "'erb" US vs "herb" (UK) - so the US pronounces it the french way, we don't.
Yes, when I was there the french car was a "Ren-allt" where in UK we pronounce it the french way, "ren-oh".
They all turn out to be a mix of cultural preferences, or where one side is using an old english variant, the other a newer one.
Back in the 1600s, in Britain the floating thing was sometimes called a "bowie" - nearer to the modern US.
So, it's often a case of no right or wrong.
But then, lets not get into fag (cigarette) or fanny..!!!
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I was going to say as a Canadian he was probobly brought up to speak the queens english, but you all went deep into language origins there...
Sodder is just wrong though, almost as bad as misspelling aluminium 😀
Sodder is just wrong though, almost as bad as misspelling aluminium 😀
Hahahah! 😀
Smells like we're getting close to a flame war here 😀
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Sometimes I get the feeling that some of the spellings and mispronunciations can be traced back to bored people studying the dictionary late at night after consuming a pint of distilled alcohol each.
Smells like we're getting close to a flame war here 😀
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Sometimes I get the feeling that some of the spellings and mispronunciations can be traced back to bored people studying the dictionary late at night after consuming a pint of distilled alcohol each.
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Good video. I was ready for some of the usual audiophile BS, but good info.
Walt Jung did a very good article in Audio many years ago focused on audio that was very good.
Walt Jung did a very good article in Audio many years ago focused on audio that was very good.
There is one language where it all spells as is written: Italian.
There is a trouble though, the location of the emphathy accent, it' s right place being very important and a source for non natives to make fools of themselves.
There is a trouble though, the location of the emphathy accent, it' s right place being very important and a source for non natives to make fools of themselves.
@hollowstate if we didnt need to pronounce the "L" then it probably wouldnt need to be there 🙂
@PRR hi PRR, i hope your well. "Many French words got, uh, "changed", when taken-up by people in England". you are correct, many of the things we uh, "borrowed" from the french did need improvement 😀😀😀
gaz
@PRR hi PRR, i hope your well. "Many French words got, uh, "changed", when taken-up by people in England". you are correct, many of the things we uh, "borrowed" from the french did need improvement 😀😀😀
gaz
I would also recommend the Cyril Bateman articles on capacitors which are on the linear audio side.
Cyril Bateman's Capacitor Sound articles | Linear Audio NL
Cyril Bateman's Capacitor Sound articles | Linear Audio NL
Second the Cyril Bateman articles. More recent and better test gear than most. (He had to build the test gear as what was available at the time wasn't sensitive enough.)
I agree with you. However several languages spell things differently then how they are pronounced. Asians put a T on the beginning of words that are silent. The French put T and X on the ends that are silent. Just why they do this, who the hell knows. But we are taught from childhood how to properly pronounce them in our respective country's language.
I'll take a wild guess about the spelling of solder. When we see it in print we will know that we are speaking about joining (linking) pieces if metal together rather then talking about a dirt farmer who works with sod.
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