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DIY Stompboxes => Building your own stompbox => Topic started by: KevinSTP on December 27, 2003, 11:30:36 AM

Title: Parallel Caps
Post by: KevinSTP on December 27, 2003, 11:30:36 AM
I remember reading somewhere that caps in parallel or series requires a circut involving diodes I believe or some signal feedback can occur.Does this only apply to higher voltages than we are talking about in stompboxes?
Title: Parallel Caps
Post by: Hal on December 27, 2003, 12:38:34 PM
rackin' my mind...are you talking about using diodes and poly's or ceramics to simulate an electrolytic ?
Title: Parallel Caps
Post by: KevinSTP on December 27, 2003, 03:55:02 PM
I have seen it mentioned here to parallel caps to get values you need,but I read somewhere that there was more to it than, that maybe they meant electrolytics and it does not apply to nonelectros.
Title: Parallel Caps
Post by: smoguzbenjamin on December 27, 2003, 04:20:51 PM
You can put any form of cap in parralel and the values will add up. But don't mix 'em asin polarised/non polarised.
Title: Parallel Caps
Post by: javacody on December 27, 2003, 06:43:29 PM
Actually, per Aron's FAQ, you can mix two polarized caps to get a non polarized cap. You run em in series with the two negative connections together.
Title: Parallel Caps
Post by: Ansil on December 27, 2003, 08:56:57 PM
right it but i believe he was tlakin bout using a ceramic and a polarized as an example