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Kenwood KA 5500 - Recapping - Capcitor Tolerance

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Boerner_

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Hey guys,

so I bought a Kenwood KA 5500 and I want to recap it. I mainly follow this list https://audiokarma.org/forums/index.php?threads/kenwood-ka-5500-recap-parts-list-bom.770139/
I'm from Germany so mouser is no option for me, due to insanely high shipping costs. This isn't too bad, since there are two german mouser alternatives.
The recap list asks for "47uF 25V 10%", "330uF 35V 10%" and "220uF 35V 10%"(e.g. Ce7,Ce13 and Ci27), which I can't get hold of. I'm just able to buy similar capacitors with nearly the same exact specs. The only difference is that mine would have a 20% tolerance instead of a 10% one.
So should I tolerate a higher tolerance?;)
Or should I buy 20%-capacitors, measure them, to see if they are in the 10%-range and if not get new ones until I have enough "fake-10%-capacitors"?

Curious for your input:)
 
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All of the new capacitors (Nichicon mostly) I've tested with my "toy" tester are very close to specified value. Anything you put in is likely to be closer to orignal specification than the old ones in there.
 
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