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Bottlehead Kits => Crack => Topic started by: w0lfd0g on April 21, 2014, 09:09:12 PM

Title: Positioning of Capacitors
Post by: w0lfd0g on April 21, 2014, 09:09:12 PM

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Title: Re: Positioning of Capacitors
Post by: mcandmar on April 22, 2014, 01:31:55 AM

Not a good idea IMO.   The lifespan of a capacitor is drastically reduced as the ambient heat rises so putting them inside a box with the main transformer running at ~50-60c all the time wont do them any favors.

Title: Re: Positioning of Capacitors
Post by: JamieMcC on April 22, 2014, 02:09:22 AM

Apparently the sound can also get distorted when caps overheat.