Gibson Caps

Flames1950 · Post by **Flames1950** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 8:12 am

Aaron0602 wrote:I mean, guitars put out as much voltage as terri schiavo does words. Aaaaaaaand, i just bought my ticket to hell. I'm thinking, if you're going for pure function, a rating of 10 volts is more than enough. I may be wrong though.

That's just not right man. Besides I'm so sick of hearing about Terri Schiavo.....

But guitars only put out millivolts of potential energy. Just about any cap you get is way overrated for the job.

Billy Batz · Post by **Billy Batz** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 8:28 am

'Is it Terri Schiavo, a whale, or a porn star?'

Zoso · Post by **Zoso** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 7:43 pm

I know guitars only put out very minimal voltage, but what I was wondering was in response to Gonzo's post. If you go to high on the voltage rating for the cap, does it affect it's ability to do its job? I was always under the impression with parts that as long as you don't exceed the voltage rating, you are fine. In other words, a cap rated for 600 volts will perform the same regardless or whether you give it 500 volts or 10 millivolts. The only consideration was the space you have to work in, as higher voltage parts are usually bigger than lower voltage ones. Please refute this if I am wrong, as I don't want to spend $6.00 on a cap and not have it work as well because the voltage rating is too high.