What is the diffrence of a yellow colored capacitor verse one of the orange or orange drop capacitors other than their color and voltage. Thank you

Dave: For the purpose of old radios, there is no difference, except the yellow axial caps are less expensive than Sprague orange drops. They are both film caps that should have an indefinite service life.

You said, "other than their color and voltage." Both types are available in various voltage ratings.

Orange Drops tend to be larger, physically, for the same rating.
Doug

:What is the diffrence of a yellow colored capacitor verse one of the orange or orange drop capacitors other than their color and voltage. Thank you

:Dave,

I've seen the orange drop capacitors at work on the power conditioning stage of larger AC drive inverters...I would think because of the current flow, as the only thing that changes is the size of the motor, therefore the FLA. The bigger the drive, the hotter it gets!

Paul

:Dave: For the purpose of old radios, there is no difference, except the yellow axial caps are less expensive than Sprague orange drops. They are both film caps that should have an indefinite service life.
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:You said, "other than their color and voltage." Both types are available in various voltage ratings.
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:Orange Drops tend to be larger, physically, for the same rating.
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::What is the diffrence of a yellow colored capacitor verse one of the orange or orange drop capacitors other than their color and voltage. Thank you

Thanks guys, that answere my question.

::Dave,
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:I've seen the orange drop capacitors at work on the power conditioning stage of larger AC drive inverters...I would think because of the current flow, as the only thing that changes is the size of the motor, therefore the FLA. The bigger the drive, the hotter it gets!
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:Paul
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::Dave: For the purpose of old radios, there is no difference, except the yellow axial caps are less expensive than Sprague orange drops. They are both film caps that should have an indefinite service life.
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::You said, "other than their color and voltage." Both types are available in various voltage ratings.
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::Orange Drops tend to be larger, physically, for the same rating.
::Doug
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:::What is the diffrence of a yellow colored capacitor verse one of the orange or orange drop capacitors other than their color and voltage. Thank you

Addendum: real Sprague (now Vishay) Orange Drops are generally regarded as primo, particularly for hi-fi. I feel this is probably true, but I'm not sure how that translates for old-radio applications. I have used Orange Drops and believe they are fine caps.

Most of the yellow axials are of generic manufacture, but I'm not aware of any complaints and I personally have had no problems with them. Some people feel that the yellow caps branded "Illinois Capacitor" are the best of the lot.

Dave at JustRadios sells what he calls "Orange Drips," which are unlike Orange Drops. The Drips are physically smaller that Orange Drops. Also, the Drips are sort of a rose-pastel color, not orange. I have used the Drips, and they are fine.

Within reason, price is an important criterion for me. Prompt service and good inventory stocking is also nice.

Bob in LaGrange Park, IL has good prices, but be sells in 25-cap lots: http://www.radioantiques.com/

:Thanks guys, that answere my question.
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::I've seen the orange drop capacitors at work on the power conditioning stage of larger AC drive inverters...I would think because of the current flow, as the only thing that changes is the size of the motor, therefore the FLA. The bigger the drive, the hotter it gets!
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::Paul
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:::Dave: For the purpose of old radios, there is no difference, except the yellow axial caps are less expensive than Sprague orange drops. They are both film caps that should have an indefinite service life.
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:::You said, "other than their color and voltage." Both types are available in various voltage ratings.
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:::Orange Drops tend to be larger, physically, for the same rating.
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::::What is the diffrence of a yellow colored capacitor verse one of the orange or orange drop capacitors other than their color and voltage. Thank you

:::::What is the diffrence of a yellow colored capacitor verse one of the orange or orange drop capacitors other than their color and voltage. Thank you

Hi tube guy,

The biggest difference is in $.

The Sprague Orange drops I used as coupling caps in audio amps. They are bigger is size than the yellow Illinois caps. Both are good sounding for audio.

For radios, the green dips from Just Radios are cheap and they sound OK.

radlam

radlam