Replacing Capacitors, I Don’t Wanna!
Hi All,
I spoke to my speaker tech the other day and he brought up my ASR Emitter II Exclusive amplifier, referring to its age and the number of capacitors I’ll have to replace. I bought it new in 2011 so I expect to get at least another ten years before I’ll have to replace its 50+ capacitors but admittedly, I have little knowledge in this area. Just wondering what others have to say about this and I appreciate your input. Here’s a description of the amp ;
https://asraudio.de/files/ASR-Emitter2-Exclusive-Akku-Audiophile-Test-2011-EN.pdf
I've had 50-year-old gear that's been laying dormant for decades power right up and play beautiful music on our test bench. I've also had pieces literally catch on fire (moments after I shot off an email to let the customer know their equipment was ready to be picked up). Borderline, aging components are risky and not worth catching the entire neighorhood on fire. But, it does sound to me in this case that the capacitor swap is a bit premature based on the published life expectancy of the caps. |
Dear @goofyfoot : The electrolytic caps in your unit are the top of the line Vishay ones that you can't improve it because the Vishay are the top of the tops capacitors and could gives you another 10 years with out problemas.
Regards and enjoy the MUSIC NOT DISTORTIONS, R. |
@rauliruegas Yeah, I hope to get more than another ten years out of them! |
My amps are fine but when my A/C quit cooling on a 90+ degree day last week I was not a happy camper. Fortunately, I'm on a priority status with my HVAC vender so I received same day service. Good/bad news, competent tech who quickly found a swollen capacitor in my condenser motor controller and replaced it for a paltry (ouch) $354. So, good example of catastrophic capacitor failure even if not audio related. |
