11-13-2025, 01:02 PM
I would add that increasing the caps' values is possible but should only be done to the cap after the choke / field coil.
Significantly increasing the value of the cap right after the rectifier will increase B+ voltage and, at least, will decrease unnecessarily the tubes' useful life as they will run hotter (the power increases linearly vs the voltage as the tubes act as current sources and not passive resistances; still in crease is increase and should be avoided if not needed).
After the choke/FC increasing caps does work well and causes no increase in B+.
Significantly increasing the value of the cap right after the rectifier will increase B+ voltage and, at least, will decrease unnecessarily the tubes' useful life as they will run hotter (the power increases linearly vs the voltage as the tubes act as current sources and not passive resistances; still in crease is increase and should be avoided if not needed).
After the choke/FC increasing caps does work well and causes no increase in B+.
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