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• Power Supply Capacitors Rated For DC Volts. - Tiny Daddy 11:50:29 12/26/02 (3)
  In Reply to: Are Power Supply Capacitors Rated For AC or DC Volts? posted by broken amp on December 26, 2002 at 11:43:24:

  Those are DC caps. While they can suffer a few volts of charge-discharge ripple, AC may explode them.
  
  

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  • Thank-you Tiny Daddy one more quick question - Broken Amp 12:26:02 12/26/02 (2)
    In Reply to: Power Supply Capacitors Rated For DC Volts. posted by Tiny Daddy on December 26, 2002 at 11:50:29:

    Hi Tiny Daddy
    Thank-you for your response! Last question! Are caps rated for dc volts suitable for filter capacitor bypass? I am just making darn sure that I don't blow myself up or worse yet my amp AGAIN!

    Thanks Again
    Steve
    
    

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    • Re: quick question - Tiny Daddy 12:46:48 12/26/02 (1)
      In Reply to: Thank-you Tiny Daddy one more quick question posted by broken amp on December 26, 2002 at 12:26:02:

      Yes filter capacitor bypass caps are rated for DC, just don't use them on the AC mains, what kind of trouble have you been having please tell me.
      
      

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      • Re: quick question - Broken Amp 20:23:59 12/26/02 (0)
        In Reply to: Re: quick question posted by Tiny Daddy on December 26, 2002 at 12:46:48:

        Hi Tiny Daddy
        Thanks again for the info! My amp is working perfect at the moment.I have read alot of posts on tweakers asylum about the benifits of bypass caps in the power supply of amplifiers and wanted to iron out a bit of confusion that I had with voltage ratings. In the past I have jumped into projects with out asking questions & almost all have ended up at the Tech to be fixed.

        Thanks Again
        Steve
        
        

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