George, don't leave us hanging. What are the brands you think are the same?
One of the "tells" for me is the 7.5uF caps, which AFAIK only Solen/SCR makes.
One of the "tells" for me is the 7.5uF caps, which AFAIK only Solen/SCR makes.
George, don't leave us hanging. What are the brands you think are the same? I won't outright name a product of rebadging, but if you spend the time and do your homework you will see for yourself. They have selected 20 from 1uF to 100uF from that Solen series and voltage, and if you compare dimensions specs cap for cap you will see, that all "boutique" are not what they appear to be. Cheers George |
It would be simpler to distinguish the rebranders from the OEMsIn Australia your up for legal action if something goes wrong. Common guys I know so far you are capable of doing your own comparison searches, I’ll give you the link to the Solen 400v Metallized Polypropylene build specs because I’m not defaming them, but the "boutique" ones you’ll have to search out yourselves. http://solen.ca/wp-content/uploads/fastcap.pdf Chart regarding length, diameter, lead length ect, is near the bottom of the page. And this is just for the middle of the road Metallized Polypropylene one, there are much more higher and lower spec. Cheers George |
I owned a Hifi shop in the U.K for 10 years before moving back to the U.S and did many mods. The Solen capacitors unless usjng the green Teflon caps Are a starting off point Tony Gee of the Netherlands is a Authority on Loudspeaker building and caps and gave me good advise . check out this cap cook book it is very true and accurate,your taste may differ a bit but this is the capacitor reference book to read .he has not done VCAPS Which currently I am using The OIMP, fair price and a good alternative and cheaper to the Mundorf Silver oil with better Bass.with the addition of the VH Teflon CU, .22 cap fantastic combo makes it better still. http://www.humblehomemadehifi.com/Cap.html |