Film Caps

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Masco
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Film Caps

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Anyone here exclusively using film caps instead of electrolytic? If not, why not?
TUBEDUDE
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Re: Film Caps

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Almost. On amps with fixed bias I use e-lytics as I can't find high value low voltage films for the bias filter. Other than that, all film for power supply, and foil for signal.
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Re: Film Caps

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because for power supply filtering electro caps provide big capacitance cheap?
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