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[poundy]

hi guys

any of you know if this is a cap? (red arrow) and if so what type ?

its my mates and he says it has a bit of a hum. I thought transformer hum, but he seems to think it is this component

cheers 👍

 

[Alan4411]

poundy,
Beware! That is a Live Chassis record player. There are rules about Live Chassis equipment on this site.

As you have to ask what it is (a dual can electrolytic smoothing capacitor) I would be very careful not to work on it with mains connected.
Alan

 

[poundy]

Oh I'm not going to work on that, it's a friend and he asked the question. I don't do valve equipment, just asking for him. But I will give him your advice

 

[poundy]

Are you likely to be able to buy replacements for those anyway? More likely to be transformer humming though don't you think?

 

[Alan4411]

Warn your friend.
They hum half wave rectification, very cheap construction etc. It won't be the output transformer. You are unlikely to get a dual can, but there are plenty of replacement options.
Alan

 

[poundy]

I will thanks for the advice