Hi, I'm looking for grid coupling caps for my sherwood s-5000ii. I'm trying to find 0.1u, 600V. I see that antique electronic supply had orange drops rated at 85, in either polypropylene or polyester. Are either of those a a good option in this application? ( Advanced Search | Antique Electronic Supply )
Alternatively digikey has these cornell dubiliers film caps rated at 105C.
( 940C6P1K-F Cornell Dubilier - CDE | Mouser )
Cheers
Alternatively digikey has these cornell dubiliers film caps rated at 105C.
( 940C6P1K-F Cornell Dubilier - CDE | Mouser )
Cheers
I have never liked the orange drop capacitors. The cornells are good though. If you want a more "audiophile" option, these audyns are pretty good too.
Audyn Cap Plus 0.1uF 1200V Double Layer MKP Metalized Polypropylene Foil Crossover Capacitor
Audyn Cap Plus 0.1uF 1200V Double Layer MKP Metalized Polypropylene Foil Crossover Capacitor
Avoid polyester types (they have audible distortion), but polypropylene is very good.
The 716P series has copper leads, and sounds better than their 715P series, which has steel leads.
The CDE caps having a 105C rating is not important for coupling use.
The 716P series has copper leads, and sounds better than their 715P series, which has steel leads.
The CDE caps having a 105C rating is not important for coupling use.
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They kind of had a haze to the sound. Bass wasn't as tight, highs weren't as clear. I have tried a handful of orange drops and none of them sound as good as a cheap film cap from cornell.
Don't let them (or any other caps) touch the tubes or anything else hot, though. Plastic film will melt.
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Yes, they have hundreds to choose from. I have used several Multicap brand caps for coupling caps from them and they seem to work well and are cheap.
Another viewpoint on coupling capacitors, which I attribute to DF96: if there's no voltage across it, what effect can it have? Makes sense to me.
However, just to appease the wrathful Goddess of Audio, I use the affordable and reliable (never heard of a failure of any kind, ever) and ordinary, type 716P. Also contains Lanolin (Flanders and Swann reference for the children in the audience.)
All good fortune,
Chris
However, just to appease the wrathful Goddess of Audio, I use the affordable and reliable (never heard of a failure of any kind, ever) and ordinary, type 716P. Also contains Lanolin (Flanders and Swann reference for the children in the audience.)
All good fortune,
Chris
I've never been able to "heard" a capacitor. They're awfully quiet in my house.
I only do new construction and I use Panasonic most of the time. Currently I use the ECWFE series in most of my amps. Cost effective and gets the job done. As always, YMMV.
I only do new construction and I use Panasonic most of the time. Currently I use the ECWFE series in most of my amps. Cost effective and gets the job done. As always, YMMV.
I use these: MKP1839410634HQ Vishay BC Components | Capacitors | DigiKey
A cheaper option but radial instead of axial: F862BK104K310ALR0L KEMET | Capacitors | DigiKey
A cheaper option but radial instead of axial: F862BK104K310ALR0L KEMET | Capacitors | DigiKey
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No love for the Wima polypropylene film/foil? They seem to be popular with the high-end consumer gear builders. FKP4J031005G00KYSD WIMA | Mouserhttps://www.mouser.com/ProductDetai...=sGAEpiMZZMv1cc3ydrPrFwgzP98AO9idoLrV/k/3fec=
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That was my thought; I've heard good things about them but for point to point longer leads are nice.
Yup, especially the axial ones. Too bad they are more money. Most of the time I use Carli or Tenta X2 safety caps for coupling. They are like 20 cents a piece and they work very well.
MKP Safety Capacitor X2 275V 0.1uF/100nF/104K/0.22/0.47uf/220nf/330nf/224K/474K | eBay
MKP Safety Capacitor X2 275V 0.1uF/100nF/104K/0.22/0.47uf/220nf/330nf/224K/474K | eBay
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