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• Re: Quality pico caps needed.. YHC 05:45:47 07/14/00 (3)
  In Reply to: Quality pico caps needed.. posted by Mike Bates on July 13, 2000 at 13:14:45:

  Get air-dielectric variable caps - the best caps available
  next to vacuum caps. Look at ham radio websites, or check out
  http://www.orenelliottproducts.com/index.html

  They sell in small quantities too.

  rgds
  
  
  

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  • Re: Quality pico caps needed.. Mike Bates 14:22:24 07/14/00 (1)
    In Reply to: Re: Quality pico caps needed.. posted by YHC on July 14, 2000 at 05:45:47:

    Wow, those look like they'd really make a nice variable passive crossover to put in the input of my SET amps. Tweak City.

    Can you give me an idea on the cost?

    TIA
    Mike
    
    

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    • Re: Quality pico caps needed.. YHC 06:54:14 07/17/00 (0)
      In Reply to: Re: Quality pico caps needed.. posted by Mike Bates on July 14, 2000 at 14:22:24:

      Mike,
      Here is the reply I got from Steve Elliot when I asked about
      some of the parts. Very reasonable, IMHO.

      rgds
      YH
      ==============================

      The price for 10 pieces of an N50 with direct drive and a 5/8" long
      shaft is $8 each. The price for 10 pieces of an N50 with an 8:1
      planetary reduction drive is $10 each. Lead-time would be 1 week.

      If you need any custom features (a particular length of shaft, etc.),
      let me know and I'll work out a quote. For the standard N50s above, all
      I'd need to know is the direction of rotation you need (clockwise or
      counterclockwise as seen from the front, as capacitance increases) and
      the number of blades.

      Thanks

      Steven Elliott
      
      

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  • air-dielectric variable caps mikech 09:56:49 07/14/00 (0)
    In Reply to: Re: Quality pico caps needed.. posted by YHC on July 14, 2000 at 05:45:47:

    I used these in the feedback loop of my power amplifier with amazing results.
    
    

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• Re: Quality pico caps needed.. Batman 16:19:59 07/13/00 (1)
  In Reply to: Quality pico caps needed.. posted by Mike Bates on July 13, 2000 at 13:14:45:

  Got some polystyerenes from Uncle Ned for my ST-70.
  
  

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  • Re: Quality pico caps needed.. Mike Bates 20:02:39 07/13/00 (0)
    In Reply to: Re: Quality pico caps needed.. posted by Batman on July 13, 2000 at 16:19:59:

    Thanks.

    Please email me if you still want to help organize some sort of Audio Looney Club in ne Ohio/western PA.

    Mike
    
    

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• Re: Quality pico caps needed.. Eli Duttman 14:04:49 07/13/00 (1)
  In Reply to: Quality pico caps needed.. posted by Mike Bates on July 13, 2000 at 13:14:45:

  Michael Percy, an AA sponsor with a link on the AA home page, sells the Reliable Capacitor brand RT type. The RT type is polystyrene and tin foil with a 5% tolerance and comes in "standard" values from 470 pF. to 0.22 micro-Farads. He does 1% matching of pairs for $1.00 extra per pair.
  
  Eli D.
  
  

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  • Thanks Eli, perfecto. <nt> Mike Bates 14:44:46 07/13/00 (0)
    In Reply to: Re: Quality pico caps needed.. posted by Eli Duttman on July 13, 2000 at 14:04:49:

    
    
    

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