Posted by 2wo [ 71.242.42.155 ] on September 07, 2006 at 00:43:13:

In Reply to: Re: Ohm Sweet Ohm posted by manualblock on September 06, 2006 at 12:52:44:

Hi M,
The input cap is limited by the rectifier tube. It is usually listed in the tube manual. 20uf is about right for most. A few like the 5U4 go to 40uf .
You can push the spec a little, but I don’t recommend it.

What you can do, is increases the capacitance on the second and third stages. For an old Eico, without looking at the schematic X2 or more is not unreasonable. If you are going to build a cap bank. Buy a few extra. Lets say your can cap was 20-20-20uf , try 20-40-40uf . What I would do, is buy a handful of 10-20uf caps, decent ones are less than 2 bucks, each , less on E-bay. Start small, then add till you get the sound you like. Look to the after market ST70 setups for inspiration.

If you need to stick with the can cap format AES is making new ones…John

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