El Sol - subbing caps?

[oobs]

El Sol. So I just realized I don't have 1uF electrolytic caps that are called for in the BOM, but I have these:


Is it ok to sub these?

Thanks!

 

[pbrommer]

It’ll be just fine.

 

[Erik S]

El Sol. So I just realized I don't have 1uF electrolytic caps that are called for in the BOM, but I have these:

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Is it ok to sub these?

Thanks!

That’s probably what I would do, but opinions vary.

when to use mlcc capacitors

hi i am pretty new to pedal making and i was wondering why people uses mlcc caps and what benifits do they have and how can i tell when to use them when making a pedal thank you so much for your help from sam

forum.pedalpcb.com

 

[jwin615]

I'd sub film caps, even a smaller value, down to 220n or lower should be fine, unless it's.for bass or an 8 string/bari.
Neither 1u is part of a filter network, purely decoupling

 

[oobs]

Thanks guys!

 

[BuddytheReow]

Mind the polarity

 

[Feral Feline]

Not many have electrolytics below 1µ, but I mistakenly ordered 100n, 220n and 470n electrolytics way back when;
so here's another general caps tip in case you don't already know:

Parallel caps sum.

If you've got a couple 470n or a 470n and a 560n you can PARALLEL the two caps together, which sums them.
470n + 470n = 940n (just 60n short of 1µ, so close enough)
560n + 470n = 1.03µ

As BtR mentioned above mind the polarity and make sure they're parallel — they do something completely different when in series.

 

[oobs]

Not many have electrolytics below 1µ, but I mistakenly ordered 100n, 220n and 470n electrolytics way back when;
so here's another general caps tip in case you don't already know:

Parallel caps sum.

If you've got a couple 470n or a 470n and a 560n you can PARALLEL the two caps together, which sums them.
470n + 470n = 940n (just 60n short of 1µ, so close enough)
560n + 470n = 1.03µ

As BtR mentioned above mind the polarity and make sure they're parallel — they do something completely different when in series.

Great tip thanks!