Hi guys, anyone have experience on how long you put an amp on shelve and the caps dried out causing troubles? just curious as I recently dug up my burson Soloist SL from the shelve not powering up for like 4 years and it still works fine. (purchased in 2013 so it's 7 years old now)
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Amp capacitors drying out
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Typically couple of decades or more depending on the usage and environment.
Your talking about Electrolytic Capacitor, which will dry out over time. I was rebuilding 58 +-year-old Binson Echorec last year which need it main cans replaced. .47 uF 350 Volts
You need ESR meter to see if the CAPs are bad, as you can see both main power condition caps were not at full health after 58+ years. Note not all meter willl allow you to test in circuit.
Here are the updated caps
You need ESR meter to see if the CAPs are bad, as you can see both main power condition caps were not at full health after 58+ years. Note not all meter willl allow you to test in circuit.
Here are the updated caps
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Woo, so those caps survived 58 years and still not completely dead and only degraded from full life, pretty amazing
Yes, it was amazing to see it still running. I have had to renew a few more caps, it has been a fun project. Now working putting new record and playback heads
You would not believe how happy I was to find that big 47 + 47 uF 350 V cap replacement. I surprised even a few of the best Binson rebuilders find it.
You would not believe how happy I was to find that big 47 + 47 uF 350 V cap replacement. I surprised even a few of the best Binson rebuilders find it.
