Was wondering:
I have some nice audio caps (50V nichicon KW(M)) but they are all on the high end of spec ~26uF.
I also have some low leakage caps (25V nichicon KL(M)), they are all pretty close to spec ~23uF.
Which should I use?
Sorry if this seems crazy. I'm pretty excited about this build and I want it to be as good as I can get it. Any opinions would be greatly appreciated.
Hey there
C50 is in the power section, while c36 & 37 are in the LFO, so they probably wouldn't be critical to making it sound any better.
I guess if the audio caps are low esr that might be nice for c50, but honestly, I wouldn't worry about it much. FWIW, 26uF is still in spec for a 20% tolerance 22uF cap, so nothing to worry about.
Not a very exciting answer, I know, but Nichicon makes good caps and any of those should do the job. ;)
Keefe's got it quite right and let me put it to you this way, a lot of vintage EHX pedals I've taken cap readings from have been nearly 50% out of spec with drift and still sounding good.
Thanks. I appreciate it.
Dandy Horse is a big build, I didn't want to make a mistake so close to finishing.