[PlanetCCRMA] Re: Delta 1010

Fernando Pablo Lopez-Lezcano nando@ccrma.Stanford.EDU
Wed Oct 20 10:43:01 2004


On Wed, 2004-10-20 at 06:42, Matt Barber wrote:
> ->It is probably not (entirely) due to heat problems. Most probably the
> voltage rating of the capacitor is on the edge and it degrades over
> time. Just see if you can find something of about the same size, same
> value but higher voltage rating. I think the ones in which we replaced
> the caps are working just fine. <-
>
> This one is 470 uF, rated for 63v ... what would be an appropriate value
> to look for?  And if we decide to do this, should we change the other
> one that's just like it and which looks like it's part of the same
> group, but which doesn't seem to have sustained damage?

I'd change both. I don't know what's the next step up from 63V... it
also depends on the physical size of the replacement, you have to find
something that will fit in the available space.

Richard: do you remember what was the voltage rating of the one you used
to fix the 1010's?

-- Fernando