[Boatanchors] Disc caps vs paper caps

J. Forster jfor at quikus.com
Thu Sep 27 16:50:43 EDT 2012


Your Milage May Vary....  EPA code for you may disagree.

-John

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>> YMMV,
> What the hell does that mean?  I guess I am just too old!
>
> David
> KW4DH
>
> On 9/27/2012 4:32 PM, J. Forster wrote:
>> Thank you.
>>
>> Frankly, I'm utterly sick and tired of all the hype these days.
>>
>> Hucksters sell the latest iPoo to people who have not the slightest clue
>> as to how it works, or politicians who continuously tell the Big Lie
>> disgust me.
>>
>> Freedom is Slavery
>> War is Peace
>> Success is Failure
>>
>> Orwell was an optomist.
>>
>> At least, in engineering, there are objective ways of determining that
>> some claims are nothing but BS. That is, until the politicians get a
>> hold
>> of failure and tout it as success.
>>
>> If you make claims, you should be able to prove it, objectively, using
>> the
>> principles of science and engineering, not opinion.
>>
>> YMMV,
>>
>> -John
>>
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>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> John,
>>>
>>> I am with you.  Prove it!
>>>
>>> I have used both types of caps for 60 years and have never experienced
>>> a
>>> difference between the two when used as couplong caps.  Remember the
>>> old
>>> couplates?  They were used in many applications including WRL Globe
>>> Scouts. They had ceramic caps in them too. I  don't know anything about
>>> ceramics in HI-Fi Amps, but in boat anchors this is hog wash in my
>>> estimation. (Microphonics?  maybe if dropped off a ten story building.
>>> We
>>> are talking about 100 pound rigs sitting on a stationary table here).
>>>
>>> I want to see scientific proof before I believe it.
>>>
>>> Lee, w0vt
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> Prove it.
>>>
>>> -John
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> Prove it.
>>>
>>> -John
>>>
>>> ================
>>>
>>>
>>
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