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Leaky capacitors need replacement?
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Looking at how tarnished the solder is, the grey color and cosmetics of the plastic wrap on those caps, and how long they are (much shorter now), and that they’ve already leaked, I’d say more than 3 years old. Or they were NOS caps of the shelf that were used and not formed, as electrolytics also have a shelf life and need to be re-formed very slowly when new but old. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vA8YksKJSsQ Boring as bat **** voice on this guy Cheers George |
My gosh, I’m rebuilding 2 amps right now that are 35 and 38 years old, every cap in both amps were in better shape than those. I didn't catch in the thread which amp that you have. I don't think that you'll find most of those caps in what I recommended in the voltages that you'll need. But I would definitely change any caps with the best that I could find and make sure that you get high enough voltage ratings. Good Luck, Tim |
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