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vidjoman · 4th Jul 2022, 8:58 am

I thought the original 303 used 2,000 mfd caps. Surely increasing to 5 times the capacitance will increase the switch-on charging current and possibly lead to a thump as the cap is charged.

4th Jul 2022, 8:58 am	#46
vidjoman Dekatron Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: East Sussex, UK. Posts: 3,324	Re: Quad 303 pop on switch on I thought the original 303 used 2,000 mfd caps. Surely increasing to 5 times the capacitance will increase the switch-on charging current and possibly lead to a thump as the cap is charged.