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Amp Stuff => Tube Amp Building - Tweaks - Repairs => Topic started by: juneboy on May 20, 2018, 07:56:39 am

Title: cap power rating
Post by: juneboy on May 20, 2018, 07:56:39 am

is using 600v caps in place of 350v gonna make any noticeable difference in tone or response.. working on deluxe reverb..thanks in advance .. 

Title: Re: cap power rating
Post by: sluckey on May 20, 2018, 08:19:26 am

no

Title: Re: cap power rating
Post by: 92Volts on May 20, 2018, 08:34:21 am

No.

350v seems low for a Deluxe anyways. It might have been ok but depended on the rectifier warming slowly and other tubes working to avoid unloaded voltage. Today it’s cheaper and smart to go higher.