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joe scalene
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joe scalene
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02/12/2004 5:29 am
Does someone know what is the normal voltage of capacitors used in guitar effects? what are the common ones that are used?
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Lordathestrings
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02/12/2004 5:57 am
Regardless of what kind of equipment they're used in, capacitors are selected to handle whatever voltage they are likely to be exposed to. A good practice is to use caps rated for nearly twice as much voltage as they will normally see. For example, caps used in a 15 Volt circuit should be rated for at least 25 Volts.
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joe scalene
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02/12/2004 6:12 am
how about for distortions?

I wanted to post the schemtatic but I dont know how..
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02/12/2004 6:20 am
Like I said, "Regardless of what kind of equipment they're used in...".
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02/13/2004 4:11 am
In a distortion circuit, the capacitors are not directly responsible for making the distortion. The IC or op-amp and diodes are responsible for that. The cap is basically more of a filter than anything...
So. If you throw a cat out of a car window, is it considered "kitty litter"?
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iamthe_eggman
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02/13/2004 4:45 am
Here's a great effect-building site to check out:

TonePad
... and that's all I have to say about that.

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