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Major GEEK Fest - Cool vid about Capacitors

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GEEK TIME..... :nerd:

A couple of threads mentioned caps and I thought some of you may want to see these vids.

This guy is amazing and provides thorough explanations - I was blown away by the amount of thought he put into his tester build.

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnR_DLd1PDI[/video]

This one is cool too:
[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67M7fsbLUIU[/video]

Inexpensive Cap Polarity Tester:
[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VP6ZIHXq6Yg[/video]
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Mmmmmmm... will watch asap
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The first one was cool, but I can't watch anymore tonight - tech overload.
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Anyone with an oscilloscope collection that large, MUST know what they're talking about! :lol:
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Walt wrote:But when the hour is nigh, and the lights are low, and I got a little toothpick of a shwag joint in my teeth, and my friends want to hear me play "Into the Void", or "TNT", "or "Cemetery Gates"...I plug my 600 dollar guitar into my 150 dollar amp, and I am a Rawk gawd.
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I watched about 10 minutes of the first one,I had no idea that capacitors could be installed a wrong or right way,Thanks for these videos..I will be modding my amp probably within next 7-10 days and will be watching what I am doing even more now..I am already liking this forum a lot,you all here have lots of great members here that offer and pass out good info,I will be glued here !
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Yup, this is, without a doubt, the best guitar/amp forum on the interwebznet!

Yowza! I posted these vids so long ago, I forgot about them. :lol:
The thing is, unless you're installing an electrolytic (with +/- markings) you need a tester.
Glad you bumped this because now, I'm going to build one. Cheers!!!!

What amp are you working on and what mod are you doing?
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I love watching that first guy's vids. Dude is a complete electrical genius
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49 minutes! Gulp!

It's funny, I'm subscribed to his channel, and I didn't even know about that vid.

Will see!
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Devin wrote:I love watching that first guy's vids. Dude is a complete electrical genius


The guy is a MONSTER!!! I'm amazed by all the oscilloscopes he's collected!


long standing member wrote:49 minutes! Gulp!

It's funny, I'm subscribed to his channel, and I didn't even know about that vid.

Will see!


It really is worth the watch.... cool shit!!!! :rawk: :nerd:
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Walt wrote:But when the hour is nigh, and the lights are low, and I got a little toothpick of a shwag joint in my teeth, and my friends want to hear me play "Into the Void", or "TNT", "or "Cemetery Gates"...I plug my 600 dollar guitar into my 150 dollar amp, and I am a Rawk gawd.
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Thanks for the heads up, these will be watched. I knew some had polarity, and how to check for polarity on a board. But I wasn't aware of Orange Drops having polarity. My novice eyes are looking at my JCA 50H now with suspicion. I may need more solder wick.
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I thought I was obsessive with two scopes. He definitely knows his shit when it comes to electronics, and I'll be testing caps from now on. Doubt I'll build the tester since you need a scope anyway, just as easy to use the first method he showed. Fun stuff...
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