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post #196 of 2485
12/13/07 at 4:27pm
There is a little excel file I made to match caps to your amp. I dunno if it's gonna be useful to someone but I found it useful in my research of "boutique" caps. Enjoy!
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post #197 of 2485
12/14/07 at 1:15am
would 0.47uF be enough for output cap?
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post #198 of 2485
12/14/07 at 1:56am
According to the formula if your amplifier has an impedance around 10k or higher = yes.

I'll post some pics and results when i'll be done with my setup. I'm waiting for a pair of those 3.3ufthat I got for cheap on ebay and a pair of Vitamin Q 1uf is on its way too.
BTW thanks so much joneeboi for that gr8 thread !
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post #199 of 2485
12/14/07 at 4:37am
Thread Starter 
It's all good, Jericho, I'm just glad to help. Meanwhile, if anyone wants to loan me an iPod nano 2G for testing...
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post #200 of 2485
12/14/07 at 10:52am
sweet... let me see if i can find place to fit in the 0.47uF caps in a 1gen nano
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post #201 of 2485
12/14/07 at 12:47pm
good luck ishtob. I tried and tried, but if you find something let me know. Someone suggested earlier that you could drill a whole the width of the cap, and it would be poking out a the ipod casing by just a couple mils. I'm still workign on a better solution. There must be a way!
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post #202 of 2485
12/14/07 at 3:21pm

Waiting for the caps now ... I tested it directly on the stock apple dock and it still works (nothing is ruined ).
BTW, I own a nano 2nd gen too ... Maybe I'll open it when I'll be done with his big brother.
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post #203 of 2485
12/14/07 at 4:05pm
What did you do? Short the caps to the dock?
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post #204 of 2485
12/14/07 at 4:40pm
Yes, I did something wrong !?
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post #205 of 2485
12/14/07 at 4:44pm
Thread Starter 
No, jERiCOh, that's perfect. It looks almost exactly like mine, except I used blue wire. Great picture too. I put it up on the OP.
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post #206 of 2485
12/14/07 at 4:45pm
Lol, nah I was just wondering! Im happy your not done with your mod though
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post #207 of 2485
12/14/07 at 5:15pm
just finished my 1gen mod, i decided to use the 47uF blackgate NX hi-Q so made a cut on the side of the case and lest them stick out :P

the caps are connected to the headphone jack out, I pulled out the original ribbon on the jack and soldered on my own 28awg SPC wires



here's a shot of it in the case:
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post #208 of 2485
12/14/07 at 5:16pm
as you can see, I was studing last night.. havent cleaned up my notes and textbooks :P
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post #209 of 2485
12/14/07 at 5:39pm
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Nifty stuff, ishtob! Not only is the mod very inventive and creative, but that's a flippin' sweet case you have there.

And is that some sort of organic chemistry you're studying? What program are you in?
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post #210 of 2485
12/14/07 at 5:45pm
i picked up those case for 2 bucks from a local radioshack here in boston. I did not believe the tag the first time I was there, but since it was still there I asked for the price, and yup, 2 bucks it is. It's made for the 2nd Gen nano, but the extra tightness helps keep those caps in place better anyways

and yes, that's my textbook for organic chemsitry, i'm in a 6-year pharmacy program
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Apple 30 GB iPod with Video Playback Black (5th Generation)
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$12.3 at
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Apple iPod classic 160 GB Black (6th Generation) OLD MODEL
$309.99 at
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