NOS Mustard Orientation

lifer · Post by **lifer** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 12:55 pm

the difference in appearance is because... different manufacturers.

the 'laquer' coating can no longer be used because the worthless EPA

says it "dangerous"-----------

Flames1950 · Post by **Flames1950** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 2:48 pm

Hey, the EPA's not useless....their policies help send thousands of great restorable classic cars to the crusher each year instead of making companies clean up their emissions.......

S.Marshall · Post by **S.Marshall** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 2:55 pm

Restore a classic! The ultimate way to recycle!

Wicksy · Post by **Wicksy** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 6:14 pm

The EPA is god in my line of work. We test soil and water for chemicals based upon EPA regulations. We have a hell of a lot of silly hoops to jumo through

gutpile · Post by **gutpile** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 6:34 pm

lifer wrote:the difference in appearance is because... different manufacturers.

the 'laquer' coating can no longer be used because the worthless EPA

says it "dangerous"-----------

Different manufacturers? are they both phillips? is there any difference tonally? the lacquered ones are more sought after I presume?

lifer · Post by **lifer** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 9:40 pm

gutpile------------

no- they're not all Philips. they are both "laquered".

I have lots of philips and mullards........i can't say i ever noticed a

difference. That's just me, though.

lifer · Post by **lifer** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 9:46 pm

yeah............

I got opinions about government. I'm quite knowledgeable.

The EPA is pure B*******. You're not going to die from drinking

water or breathing air.

SoZo · Post by **SoZo** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 11:18 pm

I agree with Aiken Amps...

There is not "too" much difference in sound, in a guitar amp.

The noise floor is so high and the added benefit of noise rejection from orientating the cap is hard to notice, especially in a band situation.

However it is better to observe polarity if you know the orientation, that

S.Marshall · Post by **S.Marshall** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 1:52 am

[quote="SoZo"]I agree with Aiken Amps...

There is not "too" much difference in sound, in a guitar amp.

The noise floor is so high and the added benefit of noise rejection from orientating the cap is hard to notice, especially in a band situation.

However it is better to observe polarity if you know the orientation, that

lifer · Post by **lifer** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 8:14 pm

hey----you learn something new everyday, huh??

thanks sozo!

S.Marshall · Post by **S.Marshall** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 3:27 am

lifer wrote:hey----you learn something new everyday, huh??

I sure try to.

54strat · Post by **54strat** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 12:15 pm

I found some info that states that for non-polarized caps, when reading the value the inner foil is on the right side. That's great for mustards that have the value info printed long ways, but for some of the caps like in the photos on page two of this thread, where the info is printed around the circumfrence of the cap instead of long ways (does that make sense?), it didn't say. The thing I found also stated that for coupling caps the inner foil should go to the grid of output tube and the outer foil should go to the plate of driver tube.
I don't remember where I found the info...I just jotted it down. Might have been Hoffman or Aiken Amps sites. Maybe someone who has scoped mustards can confirm.

Ricky Lee · Post by **Ricky Lee** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 6:23 pm

It's my understanding that the Sozo caps should be oriented with the ring/band toward the tubes.

gutpile · Post by **gutpile** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 8:54 pm

FWIW I put them in all the same way not knowing which way is right, and it is quiet as ever as sounds amazing!!

lifer · Post by **lifer** » Sun Aug 03, 2008 3:36 pm

so which way should my Sozo's go?

which way should my mustards go?

I'm lost man

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