ChuckMountain
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I bought a Rotel RB985 amp from the classified sometime ago. Never really got round to using but I have an application for it now.
However when I have hooked it up its getting quite a bit of noise on the two channels I am using it on with no volume. Previous power amps I have used haven't had this issue at all and have usually been quiet.
I have had the lid off and the main capacitors seem to have had better days, two have what appears to be a leak, one has a slight bulge though not sure if that is normal and one is slightly loose. The much smaller caps all appear to be ok at first glance.
The big question is now do I buy some new caps and see if this cures it. I would need 4 x 15000microfarad 63V and 2 x 10000microfarad 63V which might be quite pricey.
Anybody got any recommendations on where to source them for or the best replacements. Usually use RS but happy for suggestions.
Any thoughts I am quite happy do the soldering work etc to replace them just wondering if this would cure\be worth it?
However when I have hooked it up its getting quite a bit of noise on the two channels I am using it on with no volume. Previous power amps I have used haven't had this issue at all and have usually been quiet.
I have had the lid off and the main capacitors seem to have had better days, two have what appears to be a leak, one has a slight bulge though not sure if that is normal and one is slightly loose. The much smaller caps all appear to be ok at first glance.
The big question is now do I buy some new caps and see if this cures it. I would need 4 x 15000microfarad 63V and 2 x 10000microfarad 63V which might be quite pricey.
Anybody got any recommendations on where to source them for or the best replacements. Usually use RS but happy for suggestions.
Any thoughts I am quite happy do the soldering work etc to replace them just wondering if this would cure\be worth it?