while waiting for a parts order to come in next week,today i said "screw it,lets do this right" so i bit the bullet,disconnected a few things,got some really tiny pliers to straighten the twist tabs and removed the FP can cap from the chassis ..then got the dremel out and decapitated it
my plan is to have the base reinstalled and ready to accept some new caps when they come in...i think i just need the base,the original can has a cardboard cover which is in excellent condition and once the base is reinstalled and wired back in properly under the chassis,it should suffice to cover the evidence nicely as well as provide easy access should it ever be needed later ...once modified a tiny bit,i should be able to treat the base as a terminal strip,install the caps from the topside and just slap the cover on over them..
I'm not sure if my buzz problem is originating from the PS but even if it's got nothing to do with it, this will be a better solution for the caps in any case