[sdiy] NPO caps in P08 and Andromeda

[Sean Ellis]

The mc202, and from memory the sh101, both use ceramics for the filter. If I 
can get some polystyrene caps locally I will swap them out and make some 
comparison recordings, might not happen for a while though :-)


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Neil Johnson" <neil.johnson97 at ntlworld.com>
To: "dragons" <dragon.servicing at googlemail.com>; 
<synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 7:59 PM
Subject: Re: Re: [sdiy] NPO caps in P08 and Andromeda


> Peter,
>
>> well I worked on a Jen SX 1000  two or three years ago.
>> and on the list of mods I found on the web, ( which the owner wanted )
>> was to change the filter caps from ceramic to silver mica. ( or was it
>> polyester ? )
>> I wasn't sure it would make much difference, but it made a great
>> difference. I would never recommend using ceramic caps in filters.
>
> That may have been my website - where I recommend polystyrene capacitors. 
> Together with changing the filter input capacitor it does make a noticable 
> difference to the filter's sound.
>
> Neil
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