The Family DuMont

[CaryLee]

Originally Posted by ggregg

Been my experience that some of the worst looking caps still work. You just never know.

You didn't leave the old caps in circuit, did you?

No. I cut them out and replaced them all, except for the one electrolytic I came up short on..I soldered it back in as a "placeholder" until I can get a new one today.

I did leave the aluminum cans in place, so I assume their "grounds" are still attached to the chassis. (Except for one that is attached to an insulating board which seems to have a separate ground as part of another circuit, C6 in the SAMS: Decoupling and Vert. Amp. Cathode, so it's ground is still connected to it's circuit) But the positive leads were cut loose and soldered to the positive leads of the new electrolytics.

Would there by any problems associated with that? Should I "gut" the old aluminum can caps?