Hi guys, i'm hoping you can help me on this one.
I know there are plenty of threads around the web on this one, but the truth is I don't have a clue how to compare capacitor specs and i'm sure there are people on this forum who know the Capacitor catalogue better than something they know really well
So here it is, I bought a KEF PSW2010 without the correct research and now it's broken, I opened it up and it is obvious that it has been repaired previously as there is glue all over the board (and the temps spec is higher than the standard ones, i'll come back to this), but this is good as it has clearly shown one of the caps have lifted from the board indicating failure (no?).
I've read that a high ripple current is good, and that impedance should be low, but there are so many choices I don't know where to start. My ARCAM uses Rubycon so I thought that would be a good place to start
Back to the temp rating, People have been adamant that the capacitors are overheating, but this cant be the case as these caps are 105C as opposed to th 85C originals, so this makes me think the Voltage spec is the one which is too low, can it be dangerous to put a higher voltage capacitor in? or even a higher capacitance?
It's a long first post, I know, I also hope it's in the correct place, but thanks for reading and hopefully you know the answer!!
- I'm looking for a pair of good 63V 1200uf capacitors for a KEF PSW2010
I know there are plenty of threads around the web on this one, but the truth is I don't have a clue how to compare capacitor specs and i'm sure there are people on this forum who know the Capacitor catalogue better than something they know really well
So here it is, I bought a KEF PSW2010 without the correct research and now it's broken, I opened it up and it is obvious that it has been repaired previously as there is glue all over the board (and the temps spec is higher than the standard ones, i'll come back to this), but this is good as it has clearly shown one of the caps have lifted from the board indicating failure (no?).
I've read that a high ripple current is good, and that impedance should be low, but there are so many choices I don't know where to start. My ARCAM uses Rubycon so I thought that would be a good place to start
Back to the temp rating, People have been adamant that the capacitors are overheating, but this cant be the case as these caps are 105C as opposed to th 85C originals, so this makes me think the Voltage spec is the one which is too low, can it be dangerous to put a higher voltage capacitor in? or even a higher capacitance?
It's a long first post, I know, I also hope it's in the correct place, but thanks for reading and hopefully you know the answer!!