100V may be the better choice as well. Did you measure the actual voltage on the caps? Would be the first to do really.
You know, it wasn't on my radar since I left power all well alone, I didn't bother. An Aliexpress ESR meter is on my shortlist though..
Mmmm, it is not logical to not measure voltages when one has issues like fuses blowing and to keep using the device regardless. Sorry.
Never bothered about torque with stuff that does hardly vibrate or move. The bolt and nut are just used to keep the transformer where it is meant to be. Some overtighten any bolt and nut they can get their hands on but the usual outcome is damage.
The saying here used to be “vast is vast”.
The saying here used to be “vast is vast”.
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Good news. Thanks for the feedback and good that it is solved. Was it only 1 cap that was bad?! And did you also replace the rectifiers? They had to endure severe overcurrents too and will be next to fail otherwise.
Hey Jean-Paul, no just the caps, and I am ordered an ESR tester. So far so good. Another thread of yours I was following was going into detail about signal path film caps and replacing polystyrene. I've been using very low tolerance mica lately with very good results. Step by step to get the ever far reaching sound we are mostly all looking to achieve!
So far so good...aha. It was explained in detail what the logical sequence of defects likely will be and then the utter uselessness of all the work done. I know as I am one of those guys they call when the "good" is not good anymore 🙂
Why ESR testing when you already replaced the caps which already turned out to be the defective parts? To test them and have double confirmation that they are bad before you throw them in the bin? Maybe the diodes are cheaper. Logical is first 100% repair and excluding follow up failures and only then fiddling around with tiny details.
Why ESR testing when you already replaced the caps which already turned out to be the defective parts? To test them and have double confirmation that they are bad before you throw them in the bin? Maybe the diodes are cheaper. Logical is first 100% repair and excluding follow up failures and only then fiddling around with tiny details.
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