Which resistor and capacitor types to us

Which resistor and capacitor types to use?

2017/2/22 5:11:16

Hi everyone,

this is my first post even though I have been around for a long time. I decided to jump on the valve building train and build a stereo version of Fred Nachbaur's MiniBlok II.

I have been reading about designing and constructing valve circuits but it is not clear to me what type of resistors and capacitors to use.

My understanding so far is:

metal film resistors are the ones with the least hum/noise.

use electrolytic capacitors for the power supply and cathode bypass capacitors. Are there some particular kind/brand/characteristics of electrolytic caps I should look for?

use some other kind (polypropylene?) for coupling capasitors, etc.

I would really appreciate it if someone could explain to me in plain english what I should use and when/where.

bruno.bellini

2017/2/24 5:11:16

An interesting post.

Which resistor and capacitor types to use?

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