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Old 27th Dec 2016, 2:51 pm   #92
indigo.girl
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Default Re: My first valve radio project - Philips 462A

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Originally Posted by Argus25 View Post
I would be cautious with the 330V electrolytics, since when the set hasn't warmed up the voltage could easily go to 300v x 1.4 , so 450V electrolytics might be better, but if the peak voltage is only 300V its probably ok.
Yes, I thought the 330V max working voltage of the electrolytics sounded low compared to the advice on this thread of always going for a 630V for all caps to be sure. The 330V electrolytic was the spec used previously and on the trader service data. Were higher voltage caps more difficult to obtain back in the 70s?
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