Positioning of Capacitors

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on: April 21, 2014, 09:09:12 PM
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Offline mcandmar

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Reply #1 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.

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Reply #2 on: April 22, 2014, 02:09:22 AM
Apparently the sound can also get distorted when caps overheat.

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