Trying to find a capacitor .3uf 400v

[john archer]

Hey guys,

I am in the process of shielding my strat and can not find a .33uf 400v capacitor anywhere. Has anyone done the guitarnuts shielding process which calls for this?

Thanks,
John

[AdmiralB]

Sure it shouldn't be .033uF? A 400V .33uF will be physically pretty large.

Having said that...

http://www.mouser.com/search/ProductDetail.aspx?R=715P33454MD3virtualkey6132000 0virtualkey75-715P400V0.33

[john archer]

Thanks Admiral,

I justed ordered the cap. The instructions as well as the paragraph discussing the shielding metioned a cap value of .33uf 400v. You can use any ranging from .1 to .47 (recommended by the author).

Thanks again,

John

[Giraffecaster]

shielding with a cap?

[Clorenzo]

shielding with a cap?Not quite: shielding with copper foil or conductive paint and putting a cap between the metallic parts you touch (like the bridge/strings) and the electric ground that goes to the amplifier. It's just to prevent (or more precisely lessen) a nasty shock if the amp goes faulty.

[Jack Briggs]

Usually one would use a .001uf/500V cap with 220K resistor in parallel.

[jamison162]

Usually one would use a .001uf/500V cap with 220K resistor in parallel.

Yeah - just a cap ain't gonna do nothing for you. You must be plugging in some nasty outlets or using some really old non-grounded vintage gear?

[Clorenzo]

Yeah - just a cap ain't gonna do nothing for you. You must be plugging in some nasty outlets or using some really old non-grounded vintage gear?Well, a cap will block DC completely and present a high impedance at the mains AC frequency, which is what you need. No amplifier/piece of equipment/rehearsal room/pub/etc is 100% guaranteed to be free from faults that may result in you getting a serious shock through your guitar. I know it's rare, but it only has to happen once for you to really regret (if you're still alive) not having spent two dollars on a cap. http://www.guitarnuts.com/technical/electrical/safety/index.php