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Re: replacing components on old amps

8/21/1999 4:55 AM
Steve A.	Re: replacing components on old amps Speed: Anyhow have caps really come back at them? I've just gotten some sparks when touching the tip of a grounded soldering iron to a filter cap that had been partially disconnected from a circuit. They weren't big snaps but I was glad it wasn't me that they were going through... As for just leaving the power switch and standby switch on for a minute or two (with the amp off) don't tell the newbies, but I think that is good enough at least 95% of the time... (unless you are working with the power supply). There should be enough of a load in there to drain off the typical filter caps. But I'd hate to see someone get shocked because they didn't use a resistor/jumper to drain off the charge. Steve Ahola P.S. I think it was Andy Ruhl who got the shock of his life just retightening the tube pins on an amp that hadn't been drained sufficiently...

8/21/1999 4:55 AM

Steve A.

Re: replacing components on old amps

Speed:

Anyhow have caps really come back at them?

I've just gotten some sparks when touching the tip of a grounded soldering iron to a filter cap that had been partially disconnected from a circuit. They weren't big snaps but I was glad it wasn't me that they were going through...

As for just leaving the power switch and standby switch on for a minute or two (with the amp off) don't tell the newbies, but I think that is good enough at least 95% of the time... (unless you are working with the power supply). There should be enough of a load in there to drain off the typical filter caps. But I'd hate to see someone get shocked because they didn't use a resistor/jumper to drain off the charge.

Steve Ahola

P.S. I think it was Andy Ruhl who got the shock of his life just retightening the tube pins on an amp that hadn't been drained sufficiently...

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