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https://www.decware.com/cgi-bin/yabb22/YaBB.pl AUDIO FORUMS >> General Discussion and Support >> Do older amps need a recap? https://www.decware.com/cgi-bin/yabb22/YaBB.pl?num=1548889565 Message started by flargosa on 01/30/19 at 23:06:05 |
Title: Do older amps need a recap? Post by flargosa on 01/30/19 at 23:06:05 I was reading about black gate capacitors which stopped production 2006. The article says, even if you can get an unused one, it will be about 10 years old and will have little life left. So it is pointless to buy. So I assume a 10 year old unused capacitor is closed to drifting out of spec? How about your 10+ yr old amps? Do you guys ever worry about its capacitor going out of spec? I assume like tubes, capacitors will start sounding compromised over time? Do you guys wait until capacitor stops working, or amp doesn't sound right before changing capacitors, or do you replace capacitors after X amount of hrs or years of usage? Should capacitors be treated like car tires. Replace before it deteriorates too far? |
Title: Re: Do older amps need a recap? Post by Lonely Raven on 01/31/19 at 02:45:41 Most people don't stress about caps. I've serviced guitar amps from the 60s that were beaten on for decades and still had the original caps in them. That said, recapping them made them quiet again, and brought back the spank that a freshly service amp gives you. If the caps don't look swollen, oozing cap juice, or corroded, and the amp isn't noisy...then I wouldn't worry about it too terribly much. Especially with higher quality caps in higher end equipment. Worry about it in 20 or 30 years IMHO. Hopefully Steve chimes in with his thoughts on this. |
Title: Re: Do older amps need a recap? Post by flargosa on 02/01/19 at 03:29:37 Thanks for the replies. Very informative indeed. |
Title: Re: Do older amps need a recap? Post by rogelio5596 on 04/25/19 at 05:49:04 I've serviced guitar amps from the 60s that were beaten on for decades and still had the original caps in them. That said, recapping them made them quiet again, and brought back the spank that a freshly service amp gives you. If the caps don't look swollen, oozing cap juice, or corroded, and the amp isn't noisy...then I wouldn't worry about it too terribly much. mobdro |
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