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cathy_vintage · 7th Sep 2016, 11:56 am

Ash here... how critical are capacitance values in the smoothing cap block? When I used to build transistor amps in my youth the larger the capacitance value of the reservoir capacitor in the power supply the better. Or do you have to watch out for inrush if a larger value is used, on initial power up, with such a high voltage winding?

7th Sep 2016, 11:56 am	#45
cathy_vintage Pentode Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Willerby, East Yorkshire, UK. Posts: 191	Re: Hi From Cathy Lissen/Eveready Kenilworth?? Ash here... how critical are capacitance values in the smoothing cap block? When I used to build transistor amps in my youth the larger the capacitance value of the reservoir capacitor in the power supply the better. Or do you have to watch out for inrush if a larger value is used, on initial power up, with such a high voltage winding?