16-04-2011, 07:26 PM
Measuring it in the circuit may give an artificially LOW reading if there's something else across it but this is certainly "Close enough for rock 'n' roll." To be truthful I'm loath to do more de-soldering than I have to as it's a PCB not a proper chassis and I don't want the tracks lifting.
I've had it on for the last hour and it's sounding great blasting Classic Rock out on Absolute Radio. I've got some new capacitors on order but temporarily tacked a replacement for C43 in place, it's legs aren't long enough to fit it properly. There's still a stubborn 6V on pin 2 of the EL84 which will hopefully clear off when the other bits have been done.
The background hum also seems to have gone, and it's running on it's original smoothing cans (could they have been reformed by use?) so I'm very happy all told.
Thanks for all the help so far.
- Joe
I've had it on for the last hour and it's sounding great blasting Classic Rock out on Absolute Radio. I've got some new capacitors on order but temporarily tacked a replacement for C43 in place, it's legs aren't long enough to fit it properly. There's still a stubborn 6V on pin 2 of the EL84 which will hopefully clear off when the other bits have been done.
The background hum also seems to have gone, and it's running on it's original smoothing cans (could they have been reformed by use?) so I'm very happy all told.
Thanks for all the help so far.
- Joe
