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Re: reverb issue [message #13317 is a reply to message #13234]

Tue, 30 March 2010 11:28

chicagobill
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Registered: April 2003

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Coupling caps are not a negative thing, but like any component they can go bad and cause problems. Direct coupled circuits have been touted as being the best for years now, but they are far from perfect.

One man's opinion is just that, an opinion. Some like tube amps, some like solid state amps. For me they both have their strengths and both have their weaknesses.

As for the tantalum caps, they were at one time military spec in all high tech electronics. They are better at handling temperature extremes and vibration and they are physically smaller in size than typical electrolytic caps. That being said, they still go bad with age and are more expensive than the traditional caps.

Kustom used tantalum caps in all of their amps, I believe starting with the 200A series. If you want, you can replace a tantalum cap with a standard electrolytic cap.

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		reverb issue By: cassent5150 on Tue, 23 March 2010 08:41
		Re: reverb issue By: chicagobill on Tue, 23 March 2010 14:51
		Re: reverb issue By: cassent5150 on Wed, 24 March 2010 23:28
		Re: reverb issue By: stevem on Tue, 23 March 2010 16:41
		Re: reverb issue By: cassent5150 on Wed, 24 March 2010 22:57
		Re: reverb issue By: stevem on Thu, 25 March 2010 06:33
		Re: reverb issue By: cassent5150 on Thu, 25 March 2010 20:12
		Re: reverb issue By: chicagobill on Thu, 25 March 2010 16:53
		Re: reverb issue By: cassent5150 on Thu, 25 March 2010 18:06
		Re: reverb issue By: chicagobill on Fri, 26 March 2010 12:18
		Re: reverb issue By: cassent5150 on Fri, 26 March 2010 20:20
		Re: reverb issue By: chicagobill on Sat, 27 March 2010 12:01
		Re: reverb issue By: cassent5150 on Sun, 28 March 2010 13:24
		Re: reverb issue By: stevem on Sun, 28 March 2010 10:29
		Re: reverb issue By: cassent5150 on Sun, 28 March 2010 13:30
		Re: reverb issue By: cassent5150 on Sun, 28 March 2010 22:19
		Re: reverb issue By: stevem on Sun, 28 March 2010 13:33
		Re: reverb issue By: cassent5150 on Sun, 28 March 2010 13:36
		Re: reverb issue By: stevem on Sun, 28 March 2010 13:45
		Re: reverb issue By: stevem on Mon, 29 March 2010 06:01
		Re: reverb issue By: chicagobill on Mon, 29 March 2010 13:03
		Re: reverb issue By: cassent5150 on Mon, 29 March 2010 21:40
		Re: reverb issue By: stevem on Mon, 29 March 2010 13:08
		Re: reverb issue By: chicagobill on Tue, 30 March 2010 11:28
		Re: reverb issue By: stevem on Tue, 30 March 2010 11:38
		Re: reverb issue By: stevem on Tue, 30 March 2010 12:59

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