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Old 10-02-2015, 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Findm-Keepm View Post
Check the ESR on all the caps in the B+, vertical (save the 2SC867 or 2SC1034!!) and the horizontal sweep, and you'll likely fill a mug with bad caps. Sony used good caps, it's just age that kills them - they've met their 5,000 hour service life.
The caps probably went bad from lack of use. If I recall correctly, the fellow who gave me this set said it hadn't been used in about 20 years.
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