its my understanding that most film capacitors are dielectric- 2 sheets placed side by side, then rolled tightly.Each sheet is one side of the electrical contact. During initial break in the voltage applied finds uneven gaps and a settling in process occurs where the use over time "irons out" the gaps because of the force of the voltage and the cap finally settles into steady state performance. Also possible that some chemical changes occur but chemistry isn't my cup of tea.
Burn in Capacitor phenomena
Hello,
I just wanted to post about something I've just experienced with burning capacitors and a theory on a contributing reason to why they may sound different with time on them.
I made a capacitor burn in rig that play's music through the capacitors for burn in. During startup of this rig I noticed as the electric pulses of music pass through the capacitors they vibrate. That is you can hear the capacitors playing music. Over time I've noticed the volume or vibrational amplitude seems to have gotten slightly smaller. I am just throwing this out there, but my hypothesis is; that as electricity passes through, there is heating and swelling of the parts, the parts then undergo greater pressures and a greater sense of malleability and stickyness for a lack of a better word. These parts begin to Stick together and oils or plastics begin to settle into imperfections in the surface of the foils, ie: the parts meld causing a less ressonant (or perhaps a coupled resonance allowing the capacitor to resonate as a whole) sum of parts.
Why else would the capacitor become percievably less quieter? Other than a drop in frequency or less resonant.
perhaps because it's burning out, haha, I hope not.
Anyway I notice a difference in capacitor sound quality with time, and typically it sounds better as a less resonant capacitor probably would.
Thoughts?
I just wanted to post about something I've just experienced with burning capacitors and a theory on a contributing reason to why they may sound different with time on them.
I made a capacitor burn in rig that play's music through the capacitors for burn in. During startup of this rig I noticed as the electric pulses of music pass through the capacitors they vibrate. That is you can hear the capacitors playing music. Over time I've noticed the volume or vibrational amplitude seems to have gotten slightly smaller. I am just throwing this out there, but my hypothesis is; that as electricity passes through, there is heating and swelling of the parts, the parts then undergo greater pressures and a greater sense of malleability and stickyness for a lack of a better word. These parts begin to Stick together and oils or plastics begin to settle into imperfections in the surface of the foils, ie: the parts meld causing a less ressonant (or perhaps a coupled resonance allowing the capacitor to resonate as a whole) sum of parts.
Why else would the capacitor become percievably less quieter? Other than a drop in frequency or less resonant.
perhaps because it's burning out, haha, I hope not.
Anyway I notice a difference in capacitor sound quality with time, and typically it sounds better as a less resonant capacitor probably would.
Thoughts?