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Old 04-27-2008, 09:39 PM
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Originally Posted by mattdavala View Post
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The tough decesion, it works well now. . . . Keep the electrolytics and replace the paper caps? There is no hum at all, and the cans stay cold(since I reformed it).


Matt Davala
I'd replace a few wax caps at a time, then test run it a few minutes, and assuming no problems, change a few more.

As for the filter electroytics, I'd add a fuse to the power transformer primary, sized about 2x the normal current draw. Or a slo blo at 1.2 of the usual current draw.
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