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orange drop

  1. moodyj2000

    716 Orange Drops

    Quick question. Never used orange drops before but picked up a set for some Dynaco Mark III’s with aftermarket board designed around them. On my Peak ESR they measure 18.6 Ohms and do not register a capacitance. Capacitance measures dead on using my DMM. These are brand new from mouser. Should...
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    • capacitance orange drop peak
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: DIY
  2. oldman55

    Film cap circus

    After using the white or yellow axial caps or the orange dips in my tube amp rebuilds, I am tiring of it looking like the circus is back in town. No doubt they are nice quality cheap caps but why is it that the brown dip get such a bad rap (aka turd drops). Dont they all have about the same...
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    • cornell film capacitors illinois orange drop
    • Replies: 26
    • Forum: DIY
  3. CZ4A

    Any ways to find the outer foil of caps w/o an oscilloscope?

    I picked up some caps (Sprague 716P Orange Drops, Sprague 194P Yellow Jackets, and Pyramid PGIX [Vitamin Q]) to try out in some of my equipment and began reading about outer foil orientation. None of these caps have foil end indicators. I currently don't have an oscilloscope. While I am on the...
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    • capacitor foil orange drop orientation
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: Tube Audio
  4. seaneee

    Orange Drop Caps- Non Polarized?

    Hello. I'm attempting my first cap replacement and purchased some Orange Drop caps. When I went to install, found there are no polarity markings. Come to find out that Orange Drops are not polarized. First, is it okay to use them as a replacement for electrolytic caps? Second, I'm assuming...
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    • capacitor crossover electrostatic orange drop realistic speakers
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: DIY
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