Ait: Now you're getting in over my head, I didn't engineer the upgraded power supply that I added to my TT, I just bought it and did the listening tests. I guess I owe Undertow an apology, as much as his actual words seemed off the mark, it's true he was writing in answer to your question about improving capacitor *quality* alone, not quantity, and though it's not inconceivable that this could have some effect as well, in that context I can see why he'd make the remark about the cap not being in the (electrical) signal path. Yours is a question for those with expertise I don't have.
Capacitors in line with TT motor - Upgrade?
I am doing some major upgrades to a 25 year old BSR turntable, such as going to a MC cartridge, rewiring the tonearm with Cardas wire, adding mass to the platter, replacing the flimsy plastic base with a massive (40 LB) plastic block, removing the motor from the sub-chassis mount and attaching it instead to the massive base, etc. When I pulled the motor out, I noticed it had two capacitors in circuit with it, a 5000pF ceramic, and a 1.5 uF cap made of hard white epoxy-looking material (not sure what type it is). Would it be a good idea to replace these with new caps? Would upgrading the quality make any difference to the motor's performance? Any help is appreciated.
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