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I got one that is 12 years old.Cut-Throat
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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
This is the tool I had a Bob Parker one...need to find it !!
I was using my cap meter the other day thinking I was just wasting my time. Testing them tells very little. An ESR gives so much more and really isn't expensive and there is even a kit option.
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And, you test the caps while they are in circuit. I have a old Bob Parker and a Blue AnaTek. Prefer the "EA" Bob Parker of the two. Discontinued alas, but there is the copy from Portugal.
I built the EVB and also really like it.
The article you linked mentions an analog multimeter as an important tool to have. I've been getting by just fine with my DVM. Do you know why one would also need an analog multimeter?
"Do you know why one would also need an analog multimeter?"
Short term trends, i.e. pulsating DC voltage or current.
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Thank you, makes sense.
This remark isn't about cap age, but cap technology. I don't know what kind you have, and upgrading them to something "better" might make a difference, but there are many caps, like the Russian K-40s, which are "old technology" still sound fabulous at a pretty low price.
Observe, before you think. Think before you open your yap. Act on the basis of experience.
Cap lifetime is very sensitive to voltage vs. rated, temperature vs. rated, and cap type - electrolytics having much shorter lifetimes than film types. Cap lifetime is not sensitive to the tube type or circuit topology.
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