C23 Filter Capacitor Question

Zack5959

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Im a little confused as to what I can replace this with.

I have a capacitor from pinballlife.com that can be seen below:
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Its smaller that original, but Im not sure if its a 'filter' capacitor as explained on pinrepair.

Clay recommends the unit from DigiKey.

Will both work or is bigger better in this case?

Thanks!

While we are on this topic, has anyone ever had to change the C26 Capacitor?
 
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C23 Filter Cap

Heya Zack. That one confused me at first too. The original on the driver board is probably a HUGE blue one hehe. That replacement should work fine. General rule of thumb is 10000 MF for 2 flippers, 15000 for 3 or more. either way that one should work just fine. The only warning is it is a polarized cap. Make sure to match up + and -. Of course if you are replacing an axial cap you need to solder in wires to your new leads. Here is a link for you; helped me many times. Good luck was a breeze for me and took a dead Pokerino from dead to running.

http://www.pinrepair.com/bally/index1.htm#cap
 
Heya Zack. That one confused me at first too. The original on the driver board is probably a HUGE blue one hehe. That replacement should work fine. General rule of thumb is 10000 MF for 2 flippers, 15000 for 3 or more. either way that one should work just fine. The only warning is it is a polarized cap. Make sure to match up + and -. Of course if you are replacing an axial cap you need to solder in wires to your new leads. Here is a link for you; helped me many times. Good luck was a breeze for me and took a dead Pokerino from dead to running.

http://www.pinrepair.com/bally/index1.htm#cap

Thanks for the insight.
Im really stumped and dont want to harm the machine in any way.
The capacitor I have in the pic is for a 90's Williams Driver Board.
More input is welcome!
 
Okie dokie, just making sure I was looking at the right application. That cap should work just fine for you.

The reason it's so much smaller is simply because that's how newer capacitors are. Same capacitance, same voltage rating, smaller casing. Just a great example at how much electronics have improved since the 1970's.

-Hans
 
Okie dokie, just making sure I was looking at the right application. That cap should work just fine for you.

The reason it's so much smaller is simply because that's how newer capacitors are. Same capacitance, same voltage rating, smaller casing. Just a great example at how much electronics have improved since the 1970's.

-Hans

Thanks to everyone for saving me more money.
:D
 
Back in the day a 100,000 16v cap was about the sze of a beer can! Today a 2600F @2.5v isn't even that big. Yes that is 2600 Farad not microF!
 
Just a quick note on removing the old cap. Try to cut it off as close to the board as possible before desoldering it. Otherwise you risk pulling the PTH's (Plated Through Holes) out.
 
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