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    Anyone replacing caps?

    Anyone replacing old caps in their amplifier power supplies? I have a handful of nichicons that I plan to list on eBay but I figured I would check here first, see if anyone needs some.



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    Re: Anyone replacing caps?

    what voltage are they?



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    Re: Anyone replacing caps?

    Quote Originally Posted by nu2spl View Post
    what voltage are they?
    I'm currently holding on to some 50v 4700uf nichicon, and some 35v 10,000uf CDE caps. I will take pics and start a proper Sale thread if enough guys want them, didn't figure there were too many here that did this.

    Look like these (not my listings!):

    5 CDE 35V 12 000uF Mini Snap in Capacitors New | eBay

    2pcs Nichicon 50V 3900uF Snap in Capacitors New | eBay



    Quote Originally Posted by audioholic View Post
    Saying "clipping doesn't kill speakers" is a half-truth at best. Technically no, clipping itself does not hurt the speaker. But in clipping your amp, you can easily create a situation that WILL kill the speaker. Was the squared waveform the DIRECT cause of the failure? No. In the end, the answer is, always has been, and can only be... heat kills speakers. BUT, clipping increases heat generation, sometimes by a drastic amount. So to start a thread simply to state that clipping does not hurt speakers is, again, a half-truth at best.
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    Re: Anyone replacing caps?

    i need 4 high pass 5k



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    Re: Anyone replacing caps?

    Quote Originally Posted by naughtyca View Post
    i need 4 high pass 5k
    lol

    Wrong type of caps, homie.



    Quote Originally Posted by audioholic View Post
    Saying "clipping doesn't kill speakers" is a half-truth at best. Technically no, clipping itself does not hurt the speaker. But in clipping your amp, you can easily create a situation that WILL kill the speaker. Was the squared waveform the DIRECT cause of the failure? No. In the end, the answer is, always has been, and can only be... heat kills speakers. BUT, clipping increases heat generation, sometimes by a drastic amount. So to start a thread simply to state that clipping does not hurt speakers is, again, a half-truth at best.
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    Re: Anyone replacing caps?

    oops lol see how much i know about capacitors



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    Re: Anyone replacing caps?

    Quote Originally Posted by naughtyca View Post
    oops lol see how much i know about capacitors
    Easy mistake.

    Measure the DCR of your drivers and I will tell you what cap you need to buy for your 5k high pass, they can purchased pretty cheap on PE or the like. A single cap will only provide a theoretical 6db filter pole, FYI.



    Quote Originally Posted by audioholic View Post
    Saying "clipping doesn't kill speakers" is a half-truth at best. Technically no, clipping itself does not hurt the speaker. But in clipping your amp, you can easily create a situation that WILL kill the speaker. Was the squared waveform the DIRECT cause of the failure? No. In the end, the answer is, always has been, and can only be... heat kills speakers. BUT, clipping increases heat generation, sometimes by a drastic amount. So to start a thread simply to state that clipping does not hurt speakers is, again, a half-truth at best.
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    Re: Anyone replacing caps?

    this is what i bought, that i need capacitor for

    Amazon.com: Db Drive P5TW5D P5tw 5d 1.75 100/200-watt Die Cast Tweeter: MP3 Players & Accessories



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    Re: Anyone replacing caps?

    not the kind i need,i need 180v caps



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    Re: Anyone replacing caps?

    Quote Originally Posted by nu2spl View Post
    not the kind i need,i need 180v caps
    You have 180v rails?

    Damn... big powa.

    Yeah, sorry. These are more for the usual Class A/B amps that might need the old ones replaced simply due to age. Good luck, mang.



    Quote Originally Posted by audioholic View Post
    Saying "clipping doesn't kill speakers" is a half-truth at best. Technically no, clipping itself does not hurt the speaker. But in clipping your amp, you can easily create a situation that WILL kill the speaker. Was the squared waveform the DIRECT cause of the failure? No. In the end, the answer is, always has been, and can only be... heat kills speakers. BUT, clipping increases heat generation, sometimes by a drastic amount. So to start a thread simply to state that clipping does not hurt speakers is, again, a half-truth at best.
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    Re: Anyone replacing caps?

    Quote Originally Posted by ciaonzo View Post
    You have 180v rails?

    Damn... big powa.

    Yeah, sorry. These are more for the usual Class A/B amps that might need the old ones replaced simply due to age. Good luck, mang.
    yea a buddy of mine has a blown ab 500.1



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    sold to: jpx18 Nateberrier Ge_off_me spm_215 2lo2flo akheathen etm34 djjdnap jfroghobo traded: SPLaudio Zeuslicious

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