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General Chat => Technical Area => Topic started by: kroustibat on September 08, 2010, 01:05:09 PM

Title: where do you get your capkit ?
Post by: kroustibat on September 08, 2010, 01:05:09 PM

Hello all,

Since i'll have to do a capkit for my mtc9000. I heard about bob roberts. But i'd like to know if there's a way to buy capkit within europe ? Or where do you usualy get your capkit ?

thanks

Title: Re: where do you get your capkit ?
Post by: level42 on September 08, 2010, 02:28:06 PM

RSonline. I used to get capkits too, but I prefer another brand (I thinnk higher quality) and high temperature (105 degr.) caps if possible.
Of course they don't have kits there but I can select the values for each cap. Bit more work but no shipping costs for me. Other thing is that most must be ordered in min. quantities of 5 but that leaves some nice spares for the next job :)

Title: Re: where do you get your capkit ?
Post by: Superully on September 08, 2010, 04:14:14 PM

Quote from: Level42 on September 08, 2010, 02:28:06 PM

RSonline. I used to get capkits too, but I prefer another brand (I thinnk higher quality) and high temperature (105 degr.) caps if possible.

doesn't sound too bad, never thought about that because it's more work ;). which brand are you talking about?

Title: Re: where do you get your capkit ?
Post by: level42 on September 08, 2010, 05:06:28 PM

Usually Panasonic. Nichicon is a great brand too.

Title: Re: where do you get your capkit ?
Post by: baritonomarchetto on September 09, 2010, 04:43:48 PM

I buy my caps in a local electronic-materials shop here around ;)

Obviously, you need the caps list (can be found on the monitor manual) and you must stay prepared for a second "round" because generally manuals are not 100% accurate and/or monitors see revisions on their PCB's

Title: Re: where do you get your capkit ?
Post by: kroustibat on September 14, 2010, 12:15:24 PM

thanks all , i'll go for the local shop :) sorry for the late reply, got a busy w-e ^^