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  1. Sylph

    Voltage on the chassis of an AU-919

    I am calling out to anyone that can help me on this one as I am stumped. I've had this amp for roughly 8 years now and is still considered my favorite piece thus far. The amp was serviced myself, full recap job, adjustments, cleaning, etc. After 8 years, the amp has suddenly developped voltage...
    • Sylph
    • Thread
    • ac au 919 case chassis leakage sansui tingling vibration
    • Replies: 75
    • Forum: Exclusively Sansui
  2. Sergimm

    Splitting hairs with filter caps

    I'm deciding between the following filter capacitors to replace a 4700uF/35V in a Luxman L1, and after checking the specs, it seems like the best among the three is the EPCOS/TDK. The thing is, while being better at ripple current and having a considerably better tan δ, their leakage equation...
    • Sergimm
    • Thread
    • epcos filter cap leakage nichicon vishay
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Solid State
  3. cecilk

    Paper In Oil Caps: Replace On Sight Or Keep?

    I'm working on a cool old tube guitar amp from the 50's that uses paper in oil caps (silver ones labeled "JCP-C-Oil" and yellow ones labeled "NCC"). (The circuit is similar to a Vibro Champ manufactured in Japan for the "Noble" brand) The amp exhibits gnarly signal distortion when I run a clean...
    • cecilk
    • Thread
    • leakage paper caps pio pio capacitors
    • Replies: 33
    • Forum: Tube Audio
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