09-08-2020, 09:36 PM
Rod, yes, ERO caps.
All gone.
Before
Extracted
After
This is just one compartment. There are many more.
The testament to the leakiness is this cap:
0.033uF
Measures this:
0.33uF, that is exactly 10 times more. Imagine what leakage causes this.
With this kind of leakage AND weakening tubes, I could only imagine why this radio was never played for the last 30 or more years.
The electrolytic cap (2x100uF, 375V) is soldered and screwed under the transformer, so....no good access - will have to remove the transformer, possibly.
All gone.
Before
Extracted
After
This is just one compartment. There are many more.
The testament to the leakiness is this cap:
0.033uF
Measures this:
0.33uF, that is exactly 10 times more. Imagine what leakage causes this.
With this kind of leakage AND weakening tubes, I could only imagine why this radio was never played for the last 30 or more years.
The electrolytic cap (2x100uF, 375V) is soldered and screwed under the transformer, so....no good access - will have to remove the transformer, possibly.
People who do not drink, do not smoke, do not eat red meat will one day feel really stupid lying there and dying from nothing.
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