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Re: I agree: Just replace them

Hi Bill,

I wouldn't get the two symptoms mixed up, here. The item under discussion is that old electrolytic caps dry out, becoming more and more like a resistor as they do. This causes more current to be drawn through the power transformer. Failure modes are hot cap cans to the point where they may pop/explode, hot transformers to the point where the insulation on the windings melt, or resistors may burn out (depending on the individual circuit).

The fact an amp is noisy is not necessarily a symptom of the electrolytics getting old. Diagnosis of this symptom should not be directly associated only with old electrolytics. Treat them as mutually exclusive until diagnosis confirms otherwise.

Hope that helps.

Cheers,

David



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