How to install capacitor

[Guitarfreak]

I am going to install an orange drop capacitor into my guitar tomorrow and I need to know a few things before starting. How much of the legs do I cut off? The legs are around 2" so I can't imagine not cutting at least something. Should I shrink wrap the legs?

[jg49]

You can cut off as much as you need and still have enouigh to solder easily. I assume this is for the tone pot? What cap did you choose? Did you you clip it up with micro alligator clips to try it out? Saves time soldering and desoldering if'n you don't like it.

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You only need to shrinkwrap their legs if you are afraid they will get cold.

[Guitarfreak]

I got the alligator clips like you said and I got some wire too. What kind of wire do I need? I bought 16 guage and 20 guage. I thought 18 guage would be perfect but they said they didn't sell 18 guage solid wire. Which wires should I use? Is it bad to use a wire that wasn't meant for guitar electronics?

I got a bunch of caps. Few polyester film, few ceramic, one monolithic .1 mf and a handful of orange drops.

[jg49]

Whichever wire is closest to the original wiring is what I would use. A little larger is usually better than a little smaller if it is flexible enough for the application.

"Is it bad to use a wire that wasn't meant for guitar electronics? " GF

What do you mean, where did you get the wire? Is it solid or multistrand? You can get the wire you need at a Radio Shaft.

[Link555]

I have used 22AWG stranded, Solid core is ok but not as flexible. There is very little current so 22AWG is big.

As for cliping the leads, get the cap as close to terminal as possible. Watch the heat. What type of cap is it ceramic? or Poly?

[Guitarfreak]

What do you mean, where did you get the wire? Is it solid or multistrand? You can get the wire you need at a Radio Shaft.

I just mean like since sound is the major objective of this particular A/B, will using a different guage wire sound different? I also just realized that after running around today I should have gotten stranded wire instead of solid :\

What type of cap is it ceramic? or Poly?

Here is the detailed list:

1 X Monolithic .1

2 X Ceramic Disc .022
2 X Ceramic Disc .047

2 X Poly Film .02
2 X Poly Film .047

2 X V/S Orange Drop .022 (100v)
2 X V/S Orange Drop .047 (100v)

2 X V/S Orange Drop - Polyester .022 (400v)
2 X V/S Orange Drop - Polyester .047 (400v)

2 X V/S Orange Drop - Polypropylene .022 (400v)
2 X V/S Orange Drop - Polypropylene .047 (400v)

[Link555]

So you have all those caps in your guitar or choose some from that list?

[Guitarfreak]

Haha, I bought them. I am going to A/B them before I decide which I want to install. But I am fairly sure that I will be satisfied with one of the Orange Drops... because they're so cute

[Link555]

is the value 0.022 micro farad (10^-6)?
What is the pot value? 10k?



So that means:
3dB cut off frequency of the low pass filter is:
F= 1/(2*PI*R*C)
for 0.022U and 10k
F= 723.0Hz

For 10k and 0.047U
F = 338.6Hz

[Guitarfreak]

That's a cool formula. Does PI mean pot inductance? and C mean capacitance? what does the R mean? Actually my pot value is 1M.