Capactiors question

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  • What do you mean by doesnt measure up to specs most of the time ?
    for example 104J you will found around 100nf with 5% tolerance -> between 95 nf and 105 nf you never found 100 nf
  • you dont need greenies.
    normal polyester caps are fine too - i have tried it.
    you found in other DIY forums infos about differences between greenies and others too.
    more important is the usage of cermet or metal resistors AND the u4558 are different from typ to typ.
    i have tried a 20year old u4558 and a new one - the gain was different.

    as you know: every TR-808 sounds different
  • zephyrin wrote:What do you mean by doesnt measure up to specs most of the time ?
    for example 104J you will found around 100nf with 5% tolerance -> between 95 nf and 105 nf you never found 100 nf
    Im talking about 180 nF caps that measure 150 nF and
    150 nF caps that measure 120 nF!
  • Patrick wrote: you found in other DIY forums infos about differences between greenies ...
    I come from the guitar pedal industry and i am obsessed with caps.. Thats all
  • Hope someone can help-
    In the hihats section, i put 27nF caps instead of 22nF caps.
    Will they work anyway?
    Cheers
  • Masuto wrote:Hope someone can help-
    In the hihats section, i put 27nF caps instead of 22nF caps.
    Will they work anyway?
    Cheers
    I think it's better to use the recommended values...
    Ciao
  • RobyMX wrote:
    Masuto wrote:Hope someone can help-
    In the hihats section, i put 27nF caps instead of 22nF caps.
    Will they work anyway?
    Cheers
    I think it's better to use the recommended values...
    Ciao
    Anyway ,the difference is 5nF, about 20% of capacitance increase.