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RE: They fit fine.

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KanedaK

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In Reply to: RE: They fit fine. posted by Duster on July 16, 2018 at 19:53:56

I've recapped my active crossover with nichicon KZ troughout (all 100uF 25V) but they don't fit good. they are sitting above the board, some of them with bent leads.
while it sounds good, learning more I understand it's not ideal.
I wonder if I'd better swap them to the lower grade fG or fW (wich one is best?) wich are much more standard in size... so they would fit on the board like they should?... it kinda bugs me :-/

Edits: 07/21/18

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From the late Al Sekela... - 1973shovel 06:52:03 07/21/18 (2)
Museum Wax! (link below)

I had a similar problem with new, physically smaller caps, and Al suggested using Museum Wax. I bought some, and never had a problem with it.

"Suddenly, I'm not half the man I used to be. 'Cause now I'm an amputee" J. Lennon
- Securing caps with Museum Wax (Open in New Window)
- RE: From the late Al Sekela... - Duster 10:13:28 07/22/18 (1)
  QuakeHold museum putty is ideal for semi-permanent applications. It's superior to Blue-Tak and other sticky tack products.
  
  After all, it's designed to hold somewhat heavy objects within a museum display case vs. a lightweight poster stuck to the wall.
  
  Discussion of the product in AA goes way back to 2004. I posted my impression of the product at the time.
  
  See link:
  - https://db.audioasylum.com/mhtml/m.html?forum=tweaks&n=10681 (Open in New Window)
  - 2004 - 1973shovel 04:56:04 07/23/18 (0)
    Interesting to know that you and Al were recommending Museum Wax that far back.
    
    My biggest concern, as noted in my reply to Al, was whether the wax was in any-way conductive, and Al's meter check proved that it wasn't. The newer, smaller, often better spec'd capacitors are nice, but they often leave the caps looking like a clown on stilts. The Museum Wax helps dampen vibration, and provide a secure fix.
    
    Thanks for the link.
    
    "Suddenly, I'm not half the man I used to be. 'Cause now I'm an amputee" J. Lennon
RE: They fit fine. - Duster 03:52:15 07/21/18 (0)
Hi KanedaK, the important criteria was a secure solder joint, regardless of how bent the capacitor leads might be. Simply made sure the capacitors fit into the enclosure, with satisfactory sound as the result. I won't second guess the upgrade process. No need to, since I carried through with what I wanted to achieve via the DIY project. The result sounds better to me.

Cheers, Duster

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