Caps. How long do they take to charge?
treitz3
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Caps. How long do they take to charge? That's a question given by a fellow Polkie on a different thread.
What gives?
What gives?
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About 2 weeks, why?
Just kidding. A cap for car stereo? Only a few minutes or so with the right resistor tied into it.Richard? Who's your favorite Little Rascal? Alfalfa? Or is it........................Spanky?.................................Sinner. -
This is a transferred quote.....I was specifically referring to his claim that caps can take hours, or even days to charge fully. It's ****, plain and simple. If it were true, every time the cap discharged, which they do constantly, it would be days before the sound returned to normal.
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The thread you read that in was a little more complicated than caps just charging. I think it has more to do with the amp stabilizing. I leave my amps on all the time unless I am going away, or a sever thunderstorm is coming. Caps do stay charged for a long time unless there is a bleed off circuit incorporated in the design. I believe that an amps caps charge to full capacity fairly quickly, but total saturation may take longer.Please. Please contact me a ben62670 @ yahoo.com. Make sure to include who you are, and you are from Polk so I don't delete your email. Also I am now physically unable to work on any projects. If you need help let these guys know. There are many people who will help if you let them know where you are.
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Another transferred quote.......Caps charge in milliseconds. In the case of an amp, they are constantly charging and dis-charging while playing music. So the idea that it can take hours (or even days) to fully charge is ridiculous.
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they have different rates, RC is the value
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He is referring to how a sonic change can occur [during burn in / stabilization] when it takes milliseconds to charge a cap, how this could possibly affect the sonic qualities of an amplifier.
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He does. He can't make a thread of his own concerning this question, so I made it for him.
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He does. He can't make a thread of his own concerning this question, so I made it for him.
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No I don't care. I know the answer, and it's not hours or days. The question asked was rhetorical, This may help you:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhetorical_question
As far as capacitors, this may help you:
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/electric/capchg.html
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Tom, stick your tongue across the terminals and see if they're charged. Little tingle = not charged. Picking yourself up from across the room = fully charged. Report back with your findings. Thanks.
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It's the charge/discharge cycle that burns in a cap. Generally, 100 to 400 hours are needed for everything to gel. That's straight from a guy who designs, builds and sells caps for a living. My own experience backs it up.Political Correctness'.........defined
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It's the charge/discharge cycle that burns in a cap. Generally, 100 to 400 hours are needed for everything to gel. That's straight from a guy who designs, builds and sells caps for a living. My own experience backs it up.
Ah you stole mine! Oh well, just as long as he does it.
