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OK - Well now I've sorted the seized woofer on one of my S45 Mk1 - I'd like to replace the capacitors on the crossovers.
The values are all 16uf - and I wondered if 15uf cap's would be suitable? I think I read a post somewhere - possibly on the archived forum - showing the circuit diagram with 15uf cap's?
I wonder what people think of Vishay capacitors? There's a chap selling sets of 6 x 15uf MKT1813 at £13 including postage which looks like a good deal?
Thanks!
Dom
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Just for price reference, here, I have used these for my last speakers, instead of 15 uF you could use 2 x 8 uF
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I use Vishay caps all the time, no objections. But for Speaker capacitors at a reasonable price, I use Solen caps.
MKT is polyester (compact), MKP is polypropylene (large).
If there is enough physical space, I will always prefer MKP instead of MKT. MKP has about only 1/10 the amount of dissipation of MKT.
Menahem
Thanks everyone
The speakers are to be used in a study and not for critical listening. I wondered if the Vishays would sound better than replacement electrolytics? They seem to be the right price point for me - whereas I couldn't justify the cost of the Solen MKP's for their listening environment.
Thanks again!