WSideWitness
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I used to use WIMA films for any e-caps under 4.7 in the signal path. WIMAs are getting harder to find and more expensive. I thought I'd try rubycon TWL and see how it goes. Save the WIMA for my highest end rebuilds
Capacitor burn in ??
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thank you. that's good to know.
i just checked and mouser actually has quite a few values in stock where they were not before.
that's good news for people who did not stock up on UKL.
i did notice that they do not show up under 'low leakage' so a direct line is needed.
WSideWitness
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I measure every single one of the caps I take out and put in and these Rubycon TWL universally (1, 2.2, 3.3, 4.7, 10) measure low by 20+%. I'm not an electrical engineer so I don't know if they normalize after installation, but FWIW other caps I've used haven't measured that way.
well that's not cool. i'm used to a few % low for small value 'lytics but not 20%.
that will raise the high pass freq. anyplace they are used as coupling caps but it really shouldn't be audible.
guess i should buy some small batches and measure for myself since i tend to worry about things not worth worrying about.
WSideWitness
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I ran the sx-1080 for over 36 hours straight and it is sounding so much better. Much more crisp and detailed in the highs. I can't think of any other reason than burn-in. First time for everything I guess.