Incorrect secondary voltages on QUAD 405 transformer

Not so fast.

FIRST answer:

To which I would add out of abundance of precaution (and because that is the capacitor blowing voltage):
measure across each capacitor legs (or those nifty screw terminal blocks clamped to each one) and post results.

Special negative points for having use RED as "ground".

Feel free to use any colour for ground except Red or Black which have very specific meanings.
maybe changing the wire colour has worked some magic ;-)
 

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We are still missing one measurement 🙂

I asked you to measure straight across each capacitor legs, that´s two, and you added as a bonus voltage across the full string, not bad but again, not what I asked.

Hint: voltage across one capacitor legs is what blows it.

PS: if at all possible, place both test probes straight across each capacitor terminal strips, very easy to do and reassuring.

Clamping to wires who twist all over the place and at moments disappear behind others is not reassuring, specially considering past accidents.
 
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We are still missing one measurement 🙂

I asked you to measure straight across each capacitor legs, that´s two, and you added as a bonus voltage across the full string, not bad but again, not what I asked.

Hint: voltage across one capacitor legs is what blows it.

PS: if at all possible, place both test probes straight across each capacitor terminal strips, very easy to do and reassuring.

Clamping to wires who twist all over the place and at moments disappear behind others is not reassuring, specially considering past accidents.
53.35V On one 53.38 the other
 
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