> Message: 2
> Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 10:23:30 -0700
> From: Rory McDonald <rmcdonald@...>
> Subject: RE: MG-1 input filter mod
>
> Well an electrolytic would be polarity sensitive...
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Shayne Cafferata [mailto:scafferata@...]
> Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 9:54 AM
> To: oldsynths@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [oldsynths] MG-1 input filter mod
>
> i'm wondering, for those familiar with the input filter mod on the realistic
> mg-1, does it make a difference what type
> of capacitor is used? a .47mf has been recommended over the originally
> suggested .1mf , but does it matter if it's an
> electrolytic or ceramic?
> i have both.
>
> thanks,
> shayne
the instructions i have are pretty straightforward. basically, you come off the negative pole of a capacitor on the board to the positive center of an
input jack, with a .47 mf cap inline. the type of cap was not specified and i am too much a novice to know if it matters, but cautious enough to ask
before plugging in the soldering iron. the electrolytic, being polarity sensitive, does this mean the flow of electrons is directional? as in,
flowing only one way? i'm thinking that the type of cap probably doesn't matter, except if i use the electrolytic it would need to be properly
oriented(which would be - coming from the input - negative to positive?). i know i'm in the presence of masters here, so please bear with these, uh,
questions from the back row, so to speak...
thanks(again),
shayne