CTC-9 Power Caps

[timmy]

the same voltage and MF never less. 2- 250v caps @ 80MF in paralle will give you 250v 160MF, but not a good idea. if you cant get the same value as original, higher is the way to go both voltage and MF, never less. if there is a bleeder resistor between caps it should be put back as is was but adding to balance, ah no i dont think so. hope this helps.

[Electronic M]

Originally Posted by timmy

the same voltage and MF never less. 2- 250v caps @ 80MF in paralle will give you 250v 160MF, but not a good idea. if you cant get the same value as original, higher is the way to go both voltage and MF, never less. if there is a bleeder resistor between caps it should be put back as is was but adding to balance, ah no i dont think so. hope this helps.

On lytics you can go slightly lower in capacitance and be fine because of the tolerance mentioned before, in fact going higher in capacitance can be bad in some applications...If the B+ is high to begin with or if it drifts outside of ~30% tolerance due to a value change then running the set that way for a prolonged period could have adverse effects (if the set even works properly that way).

Never go lower in voltage though! That can be even worse.