Orion amp

[caraudioguy2100]

I know that people have mentioned using film caps as a replacement.

I do not have that much room in this amp to mount 6 caps on end

These are the 10uf 250volt bipolar caps .

I can get 10uf 100 volt bipolar caps locally .

Wondering would the 100volt caps work or are they very likely not to survive?

Or can I use 2 polarized caps and make a bipolar cap ? Say use 2 22uf caps connect the negatives together and solder in both positives to the board ?

 

[MOER]

when it's Orion it's fryin

You must use 250v caps. 100v caps will not last

 

[Perry Babin]

How many of these caps are before and how many are after the final output filter inductor?

5 & 1?

 

[caraudioguy2100]

5 are before the final output inductor and 1 is after

 

[Perry Babin]

For the final, I'd use a 10uf@250 film cap. For the other 5, I'd use 2 polarized in series (negatives connected). Instead of using 5x2x22uf, I'd use 2 that would be equal. Two 100uF@250 should work.

 

[caraudioguy2100]

So when installing these caps 2x100uf 250 volt

Do they solder to the board like this.

 

[Perry Babin]

The two positive terminals that you have from the series connected caps go into the terminals of one of the original bipolar caps.