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ya greedy boyz .......
there is philosophy , better written than I'm capable , even if less amusing

Funny to read that paper. The guy has the excact same impression about a shunt reg as I had, when I first heard one. Even the noise from a simple zener shunt, is the same😱
Spooky.....
🙂
Spooky.....
🙂
steenoe said:Funny to read that paper. The guy has the excact same impression about a shunt reg as I had, when I first heard one. Even the noise from a simple zener shunt, is the same😱
Spooky.....
🙂
yeah ....... I told ya ;
and ya didn't believe me that's something in these funny regs ........
Cap Sizing
Another newbie question 😱
Most of the capacitors in the shunty and pumpkin have a range of values that can be used.
In this case - is bigger always better
Like other notable things
I am currently using the values in the middle for most of the caps - should I go bigger??
her shann
Another newbie question 😱
Most of the capacitors in the shunty and pumpkin have a range of values that can be used.
In this case - is bigger always better

Like other notable things

I am currently using the values in the middle for most of the caps - should I go bigger??

her shann
Re: Cap Sizing
just use prettiest you can find .......
(or ugliest, whatever .....
)
hershann said:.............
I am currently using the values in the middle for most of the caps - should I go bigger??
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her shann
just use prettiest you can find .......
(or ugliest, whatever .....

Re: Re: Cap Sizing
I'll use the ugliest then😀 - as long as it can play with the F4.
BTW - can the pumpkin be used with the F4?
her shann
Zen Mod said:
just use prettiest you can find .......
(or ugliest, whatever .....)
I'll use the ugliest then😀 - as long as it can play with the F4.
BTW - can the pumpkin be used with the F4?

her shann
Beauties (Uglies) Contest
Need to ask the Beauties (Uglies) Judges in this thread.
So which of the below Uglies / Beauties will go well with the Pumpkin Carriage?
For the vaunted position of C4, C5.
And the contestants are:
1) Epcos Metallised Polyester - 10uF 100V (Blue like the boards!)
2) Arcotronics Metalliised Polypropylene - 5uF 400V 5% (Yellow!)
3) ASC Metallised Polypropylene 3.3uF 400V 10% (White and radial)
4) Jantzen Cross-cap Metallised Polypropylene 3.3uF 400V (Classy Black)
Cast your votes!
Me cheapie! Me have no money to buy the Mundorf - Silver/Gold/Platinium/Titanium/Uranium caps or the V-Cap teflons!!
her shann
Need to ask the Beauties (Uglies) Judges in this thread.
So which of the below Uglies / Beauties will go well with the Pumpkin Carriage?
For the vaunted position of C4, C5.
And the contestants are:
1) Epcos Metallised Polyester - 10uF 100V (Blue like the boards!)
2) Arcotronics Metalliised Polypropylene - 5uF 400V 5% (Yellow!)
3) ASC Metallised Polypropylene 3.3uF 400V 10% (White and radial)
4) Jantzen Cross-cap Metallised Polypropylene 3.3uF 400V (Classy Black)
Cast your votes!
Me cheapie! Me have no money to buy the Mundorf - Silver/Gold/Platinium/Titanium/Uranium caps or the V-Cap teflons!!
her shann
I think the Jantzen is prettier - I would use
2) Arcotronics Metalliised Polypropylene - 5uF 400V 5% (Yellow!)
because they are bigger😉
2) Arcotronics Metalliised Polypropylene - 5uF 400V 5% (Yellow!)
because they are bigger😉
Zen Mod said:
G'Day Zen Mod,
Is that you modding an Musical Fidelity board, looks familiar.
hershann said:Sorry - no beauties contest w/o Pic
her shann
1 - jantzen
2 - yellow
- why - dunno..........
have fun in trying .
at least we are honest , no golden audiophools ears here ......

Assesears said:
G'Day Zen Mod,
Is that you modding an Musical Fidelity board, looks familiar.
yup
even if it's put on hold , temporary .......... not enough time .......
http://www.hifi-forumi.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=7658
jacco vermeulen said:you mean they all look the same.
The one in the middle looks nice.
crazy dutchie .........
"one in the middle" .........

Zen Mod said:
crazy dutchie .........
"one in the middle" .........
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He's right you know - no cap is the best cap!

her shann
Zen Mod said:
1 - jantzen
2 - yellow
- why - dunno..........
have fun in trying .
at least we are honest , no golden audiophools ears here ......
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Exactly what I'm thinking, yellow because it is bigger and the Jantzen cos it's prettier.
her shann
hershann said:
He's right you know - no cap is the best cap!![]()
her shann
sometimes .... yes ;
sometimes ....not ;
😉
Why not use 2 in parallel, the 2 A's ?
Make up your mind, the suspense is eating all my nails.
Make up your mind, the suspense is eating all my nails.
Variac said:Gotta be Black 'n Blue color scheme, So choose black or blue..
Everybody's using the RED Wima film caps though - so keeping to Black'n Blue is not really necessary.
I've got a all tube (OTL) headphone amp / preamp
(Bijou: http://www.cavalliaudio.com/bijou/bijou.php)
that I've just build a few days ago. Mine's a Barnes & Noble Special Edition (see pic).
I'll probably use that to test out the yellow and black beauty to see which I prefer as the output cap before soldering it into the pumpkin.
her shann
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