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Title: Poindexter- what type of capacitors should I use?
Post by: rohlfs on July 04, 2011, 10:00:17 AM

Hey everyone,

I just ordered my poindexter pcb and wanted to know if anyone could shed some light on the type of capacitors to use. By the board layout, I can tell that the charged capacitors are supposed to be electrolytic, but for the others, should I use ceramic, or poly film, or something else?

This is my first non-kit build, and I am just working through the process of ordering the parts myself.

Thanks much, any and all help is greatly appreciated!

:)

Title: Re: Poindexter- what type of capacitors should I use?
Post by: cjkbug on July 04, 2011, 10:55:28 AM

you could use films for anything in the nanofarad range and ceramic's for the picofarad values. there is more choices of coarse but these are generally fine for what we do.

Title: Re: Poindexter- what type of capacitors should I use?
Post by: night-B on July 04, 2011, 02:13:03 PM

You should go for 25 or 50v rated caps on most builds. Choosing a higher value will lead to bigger caps so fitting them can be a problem sometimes...

Julien

Title: Re: Poindexter- what type of capacitors should I use?
Post by: bigmufffuzzwizz on July 04, 2011, 05:04:35 PM

This is always an entertaining read and interesting if your curious about the sound of using different types :)
http://freestompboxes.org/viewtopic.php?f=43&t=8625&hilit=capacitors

Title: Re: Poindexter- what type of capacitors should I use?
Post by: rohlfs on July 05, 2011, 04:17:37 PM

Thanks for your help everyone! I think I can order my parts now.

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