In Reply to: Dumb question but here goes posted by djn on January 25, 2007 at 12:06:11:
DJNThe Duelund capacitors have a rating of ONLY 100 volts.
Their low voltage rating limits their use to cathode bypass but
their low capacitance makes them unsuitable for even that IMO.
They were designed for use in speakers which have completely
different design parameters than those designed for coupling duty.
That's why many capacitor companies designate them either for
coupling use or speaker use (Hovland & DynamiCap come to mind).I don't know what review you were reading but I included
a link to a review of the sonic characteristics of
several name brand capacitors below. FWIW
Other caps are more up to the task of coupling duty.
I like to have all the caps (except the cathode bypass ones)
rated to handle full B+ under no load conditions.
Then it will be blow-up proof in case something disastrous happens
which we all don't want to happen but better safe than sorry.DanL
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- Beware ... - danlaudionut 15:11:46 01/27/07 (1)
- Re: Beware ... - djn 08:15:49 01/28/07 (0)