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Bottlehead Kits => Legacy Kit Products => Quickie => Topic started by: goobags on February 26, 2011, 10:25:10 PM

Title: Capacitors
Post by: goobags on February 26, 2011, 10:25:10 PM

I received my Quickie kit a few days ago and have just checked the manual and all the parts. It seems i have two 220uf capacitors instead of the 2.2uf ones in the manual. Will this make a difference? The big problem that I can see is that the capacitors are the cylindrical type, whereas the kit ones look rectangular from the manual.

Any help is appreciated,

Guy

Title: Re: Capacitors
Post by: Grainger49 on February 27, 2011, 01:21:29 AM

My guess is that you have 220uF 250V electrolytic capacitors used in a number of the Bottlehead kits.  If I am right there is a stripe identifying the negative connection on them.  They might be similar to the 1000uF 35V caps that should be in the kit.

The 2.2uF caps are for the output and shouldn't be electrolytic.  You can call Eileen Monday morning and she will send you a pair of the 2.2uF caps.

Title: Re: Capacitors
Post by: goobags on March 01, 2011, 01:08:40 AM

Thanks for that, the issue has now been resolved (Thanks Eileen!) and the new caps should be in the post, cant wait!

Guy