In Reply to: Anyone try a 4-pole capacitor? posted by Cousin Billy on March 26, 2014 at 10:55:09:
I must say the rationale for 4-pole electrolytic capacitors has always eluded me. I think they are kind of a gimmick. I would love to know Ralph's take on them. However, if you follow the negative node in the schematic you posted, you will note that the negative output from the bridge rectifier ends up going to ground via the neg inputs and outputs of the caps. This indicates to me that the negative input and output poles on the capacitors must be internally connected, because there has to be continuity between the negative node of the bridge rectifier and ground, shown on the right hand end of your schematic. I could be only half right. Perhaps there is some advantage as regards noise or filtering, but nothing to go nuts over.
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- Nothing new under the sun - Lew 21:04:38 03/26/14 (17)
- RE: Nothing new under the sun - Cousin Billy 04:25:28 03/27/14 (16)
- The bridges are not in parallel - Ralph 11:10:50 03/27/14 (14)
- Thx - Lew 11:51:18 03/27/14 (13)
- RE: Thx - Ralph 12:36:18 03/27/14 (12)
- As far as I can tell, - Lew 14:36:00 03/27/14 (11)
- RE: As far as I can tell, - Ralph 14:46:36 03/27/14 (10)
- Jensen website - Lew 07:11:10 03/28/14 (9)
- RE: Jensen website - Caucasian Blackplate 12:03:20 03/31/14 (0)
- RE: Jensen website - Ralph 09:36:46 03/28/14 (7)
- Specific question - Cousin Billy 20:20:48 03/28/14 (6)
- You've got it wrong - Lew 10:49:30 03/29/14 (5)
- RE: You've got it wrong - Cousin Billy 12:50:48 03/29/14 (4)
- RE: You've got it wrong - cpotl 01:59:24 03/30/14 (2)
- Time for me to listen to music - Cousin Billy 03:53:03 03/30/14 (1)
- RE: Time for me to listen to music - Lew 06:47:23 03/30/14 (0)
- RE: You've got it wrong - Lew 16:26:09 03/29/14 (0)
- Negative speaker lead goes to "ground" - Lew 06:48:56 03/27/14 (0)