Capacitors

Hi,

I can replace the bipolar capacitors with other not-polarized with the same technical values?

Thanks!

nic1002-13-2020 9:15am

nic10 OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 80 posts 02-13-2020 at 10:09am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Sorry, I forgot ... I have to replace three bi-polar electrolytics of the medium-high crossover board of my B&W 801 s3 speakers. Thanks!
noromance Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 9,737 posts 02-13-2020 at 06:16pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Yes. As long as you know what you are doing and you’re aware of the possible risk of changing the frequency balance. Look at this shoot-off between caps.
noromance Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 9,737 posts 02-13-2020 at 06:55pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete And another capacitor test.
auxinput Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,920 posts 02-13-2020 at 07:44pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Those links are all to film cap comparison. If you have the ability to put in a film cap, it can be much better. However, film caps are significantly larger in physical size and may not fit for the uf value you may need. So, electrolytic capacitors may need to be used in those specific scenarios. Also, this electrolytic capacitor could very well be for a notch filter circuit, which does not affect sound quality as much as other capacitors directly in the signal line. I usually go for nichicon bipolar caps for speaker crossovers if I need them.