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Originally Posted by Spencer Mulcahy
I have read about that on the American forums but I dont know what type or power of capacitor to use. I have one that went on a novak cyclone speed control but dont know if that will be OK.
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Something like a 4700uF, 25V electrolytic would be fine. Works wonders for calming down my reciever which would glitch even with a 27T motor. You can pick 5 of them up for under £1 on ebay (try item 260073541349 for instance). Just get hold of an old servo plug with a little bit of the wire left on it and solder the capacitor legs to the +ve and ground wires. Make sure that you solder the ground wire to the leg on the capacitor which is marked with minus signs. This is important, otherwise the cap will go bang and leave your house smelling funny! You probably want to insulate the legs/solder joints with a bit of electrical tape or heatshrink.
You can make them for less than a quid each - always drives me mad when you see exactly the same thing for sale more than a tenner
. I can post a pic if the description isn't clear.