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Are these Vitamin Q's correct?
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goldowolf
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Are these Vitamin Q's correct?
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16 Jul 2010, 07:32 pm »
Are they missing a lead? Or do they wire differently? I am not familiar with them, but want to give them a try.
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BobRex
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16 Jul 2010, 07:42 pm »
It's been a while, but IIRC you are missing the other lead. The other plate of the cap is tied to the threaded post. Unscrew the nut and use a ring terminal or spade lug. Then just tighten down the nut.
Think of it like a speaker binding post.
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goldowolf
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16 Jul 2010, 09:07 pm »
I bought them. Got two 1uf 300v for $15 shipped. We'll see if they work.
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17 Jul 2010, 12:20 am »
If you're using Vitamin Q caps as bypass caps, I've read the best sounding models are 96P and 196P that usually come with long twin leads. These
Vitamin Q Capacitors .012uf / 100v (196P)
from this EBAY seller are what I used to bypass the output caps in my MHDT Havana Dac as recommended by Scott F. (2 caps per channel).
Cheers,
Robin
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goldowolf
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9 Aug 2010, 09:55 pm »
I'm modding a Toshiba 4960 universal player, using these as the output caps. I wanted to try a less expensive cap and make sure my mod works. But I hear the Vit Q's sound pretty good. Not sure about these.
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10 Aug 2010, 09:28 pm »
The nut is the ground side of the cap. Note there is an insultator(glass?) between the lead and the case/nut. These would be bolted in place in test equipment and the like. Nothing odd about them really.
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goldowolf
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13 Aug 2010, 05:05 pm »
Thanks everyone. I got them wired in correctly. I soldered to the ring below the nut. I might change to a spade lug. But probably I will upgrade the caps, these were mainly for test, but I'll see how they do.
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jamesdb
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12 Dec 2010, 12:09 am »
I have heard from others who have used them that they sound just as good, no different than other Vitamin Q caps.
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