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Crossover upgrade capacitor question

I was thinking of upgrading my capacitors on my outboard crossovers.The boards are large with a 1 ea. of 3,6, and 2 pieces of 8uF value caps.My question is the two 8uf are strapped together and look to solder in to the same trace can I use a 16uf in there place to save money?

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rodman99999
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As long as you are certain the two 8's are paralleled, and you replace them with the same voltage rating in a 16uF: You should experience no problem. The value/replacement will be exact.
rodman99999
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Keep in mind: If you replace the caps, the higher the quality, probably- the longer the burn-in. They may sound absolutely raunchy at first(been there). Polypropylene/polystyrene may take 200hrs and Teflon caps 400+ before they reach their target performance levels.
rodman99999
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BTW- Michael Percy will match his products to 1%(or closer) for you, which will keep your crossover points equal. Most high-end caps are manufactured with a(typically) 5% tolerance(or better) to start with. (http://www.percyaudio.com/Catalog.pdf)
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