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  1. #1
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    Purpose of the BigASS cap?

    There is this (relatively) large 3300uF cap on the main board on the SB2. What is the purpose of this cap, and might there be any benefit to replacing it w/ a fancy Blackgate cap of the same capacitance? Looks like it'd be an easy swap...

    Thanks,
    Jon

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    It filters the voltage feeding the linear regulators for the DAC and op-amp supplies. You can put something bigger in there if you want.

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    Oh that's it!

    Purpose of the BigASS cap?
    I thought it improved your bottom end

    Andy.

  4. #4
    Robin Bowes
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    Purpose of the BigASS cap?

    Andrew L.Weekes wrote:
    >>Purpose of the BigASS cap?

    >
    >
    > I thought it improved your bottom end


    Bum bum!

    (Basil Brush, anyone?)

    R.
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    and his wife's not there,
    is he still wrong?


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