barreraltn03 Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 I bought a kit from Bob Crites and it should be coming in the mail soon. I have little to no experience soldering the new capacitor any tips on how to put them on the crossovers. Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason str Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 If you have no experience have it done by somebody who does. You could use solderless wire terminals using a good crimping tool but its not the best way to do it. Watch some you tube videos and practice on some wire first and try doing it yourself but you may end up melting something. I just drill 2 holes and tie strap the new caps where the old ones were using a dab of caulk or RTV to keep them in place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twk123 Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 If you have never soldered before I would try making your own RCA cables first as the penalty for failure is cheaper (Make sure you have a multimeter to test them!) and the type of soldering is similar. Here is a guide and a good way to see if you are ready to do your own caps: http://diyaudioprojects.com/Power/DIY-Shielded-RCA-Interconnect-Cables/ Also, you will never buy RCA cables again, making them becomes very addictive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason str Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 Great idea, practice makes perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barreraltn03 Posted July 13, 2016 Author Share Posted July 13, 2016 I watched a couple of youtube videos and I think it help me with the process of replacing the caps. Hope it turned out well. Thanks for all the tips and advise Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BamaMike Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 Practice is good and this is a very easy solder job. Crites kit comes with brackets and zip ties so it's a pretty easy job. There is no polarity to worry about just warm up the old connections and pluck them off then resolder to the new caps. The new ones look nothing like the old oil filled caps you have so don't be alarmed at the difference. You can do it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barreraltn03 Posted July 13, 2016 Author Share Posted July 13, 2016 (edited) What do you all think of my job? It sound really awesome now after replacing the old caps! The clarity is unreal! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Edited July 14, 2016 by barreraltn03 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjimbo Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 Very nice! Glad you are happy with it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricktate Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 Not as hard as you thought huh ? Good job looks clean and awesome. I have found a lot of repairs are not as hard as we make them out to be. I remember a repair man came out to work on fridg. one day was there 15 minutes. Charged my dad what he made a week and then and there I said I would avoid repair men as much as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BamaMike Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 Awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barreraltn03 Posted July 15, 2016 Author Share Posted July 15, 2016 Thanks everyone for the comment, tips and feed back! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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