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#290239 - 01/12/11 07:23 PM
Capacitors
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Ape09090
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Loc: South Wales
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Guy's,
sorry if this like flogging a dead horse to you all.
I had a good look around but I can't really find a definitive answer for what I'm looking for which is this.......
Can using different capacitors for your tone circuit or in any other fashion measurably affect the tonality of a guitar?
I have a fender TBX pot and 2 different sets of orange drops on their way to me,a pair of 715p 22uf ( for the humbucker in the bridge of my squier strat) and 47uf rated at 400v and a pair of 225p 47uf rated at either 100v or 200v. I am looking at paper in oil caps as well but was going to wait until I have a better instrument before buying those.
I became aware of this type of upgrade and dived in but now I'm not too sure if there's going to be a any reality to the hype.
Ta
Edited by Ape09090 (01/12/11 07:31 PM)
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#290240 - 01/12/11 07:44 PM
Re: Capacitors
[Re: Ape09090]
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Ape09090
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Loc: South Wales
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If anyone can tell me the difference between the sprague orange drops and the red drops that would be nice too,I see the red drops sell for significantly less than the orange drops.
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#290403 - 07/12/11 11:47 AM
Re: Capacitors
[Re: DaveBass]
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Ape09090
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#290423 - 08/12/11 12:24 AM
Re: Capacitors
[Re: The Tiggs]
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Ape09090
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Thanks
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#290443 - 08/12/11 08:45 PM
Re: Capacitors
[Re: DaveBass]
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DaveBass
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A quick look at the spec sheets (linked from the page above) reveals that the 225P is a general purpose polyester film capacitor. They'd be perfectly suitable for low level audio applications, including guitar tone controls.
The 715P has a polypropylene dielectric and is aimed at power applications, where there are high currents and impulsive currents. Although they'd also be suitable for low level audio, this isn't their intended application. You wouldn't be making use of their special characteristics (basically that they won't get hot when high currents pass through them).
Having seen capacitors go up in smoke when used in mains applications -- and in one case, cause fire damage when left on overnight -- I would use 715Ps but not 225Ps for that sort of job! But 715Ps would be out of place in a guitar.
Dave
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