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In Reply to: How Long do Caps last in a 45 SET Amp................. posted by Cut-Throat on May 28, 2015 at 13:02:28:
You probably need to leave it alone !!!
Best procedure would be some test equipment to check each cap in the
circuit. ( There were ESR meters, for in-circuit testing, two decades ago, likely still today, maybe improved models ). ONLY then, can you know, really know, if there are any needing replacing.
If you replace caps, the amp's sound will likely change, not necessarily for the better.
We have worked extensively with certain solid state receivers, from 1976 ( 39 years old ). In some instances, ALL the caps we pulled out to replace - tested like NEW. In some instances, when we willy-nilly replaced a stock cap with a new one, the "magic" of the piece went TOTALLY away.
So, I would think any quality cap, not run at the edge, would be good for 2 to 3 decades, easily.
Of course, if the amp wasn't built well to start with, that is a whole other can of worms !!!
Jeff Medwin
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Follow Ups
- RE: How Long do Caps last in a 45 SET Amp................. - drlowmu 05/30/1520:13:12 05/30/15 (6)
- Quick review of ESR Meters 2009 - drlowmu 20:38:29 05/30/15 (5)
- RE: Quick review of ESR Meters 2009 - Awe-d-o-file 15:50:01 05/31/15 (1)
- RE: Quick review of ESR Meters 2009 - drlowmu 16:09:38 05/31/15 (0)
- Thanks, good advice... - Vinyl Valet 09:15:50 05/31/15 (2)
- RE: Thanks, good advice... - Triode_Kingdom 16:29:31 05/31/15 (1)
- RE: Thanks, good advice... - Vinyl Valet 16:49:52 05/31/15 (0)
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