250p or 330p for Son of Ben C3

[ttolliver]

Hi --

Son of Ben build sheet shows 250p for C3, but now that I'm assembling the PCB has 330p. I have 250p on hand, but no 330p. What are chances I can get by with the 250p?

Also, any strong opinions on whether to include or leave C10 off? I had been planning to leave it off...but accidentally got into the rhythm and added it already.

Thanks!

 

[Robert]

According to Benson the original used a 250pF cap. In mine the cap measured closer to 330pF, but it really won't make much difference either way.

I built my prototype with 330pF and included C10. I can't offer any comparison, but it sounded great to me.

 

[ttolliver]

Great, thanks!