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Offline Esquirefreak

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6G9-B Mystery (to me) cap
« on: February 11, 2022, 01:00:55 pm »
Ey!

What does the circled cap do? I get that it's some sort of bypass cap, and since it's only in the normal ch. I guess it's attenuating treble. But then again, I have no idea, hence the question.

Can someone explain how it works?

Kind regards,
Max Eriksson

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Re: 6G9-B Mystery (to me) cap
« Reply #1 on: February 11, 2022, 01:07:26 pm »
That cap functions the same as a cap connected between plate and chassis ground, ie, it shunts high frequencies to ground. Yes, it actually shunts high frequencies to B+, but B+ is considered ground for AC signals due to the filter caps.
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Re: 6G9-B Mystery (to me) cap
« Reply #2 on: February 11, 2022, 01:12:55 pm »
Thanks for taking your time and exaplaining. Have a nice weekend!

/Max

 


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