Which caps to replace?

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Author Message   Cameron Kinsey (gibson175) Username: gibson175 Registered: 09-2007 Posted on Thursday, September 13, 2007 - 01:05 am:    Do i just replace all the brown mallory caps (11 in all) , or do I replace the silver 150mf ones (5 of them) as well? I have a '75 210 sixty-five   Mike Kaus (mm210) Username: mm210 Registered: 05-2006 Posted on Thursday, September 13, 2007 - 06:34 am:    OOPS-didn't see this one first. DON'T replace the brown caps. Only do the long silver ones. Remember, the most important ones are the bias a filter caps. THe filter caps are under the "doghouse" cover on the other side of the chassis.   Cameron Kinsey (gibson175) Username: gibson175 Registered: 09-2007 Posted on Saturday, September 15, 2007 - 04:15 am:    Ah - they are the ones that can kill me right? Can you give me a simple and safe method of draining them before i do anything silly?   Mike Kaus (mm210) Username: mm210 Registered: 05-2006 Posted on Saturday, September 15, 2007 - 03:48 pm:    Make a 10k-1 watt resistor with two wires on the ends and a gator clip on each end. Clip the one end to the chassis and clip the other end to the "+" side of the filter cap. Wait 2 minutes and check with a voltmeter to make sure it's safe. Leave it hooked up while working on it as caps sometimes have a memory and kind of re-charge a little. Just remember to UN-hook it before you fire the mutha up. Mike.   Cameron Kinsey (gibson175) Username: gibson175 Registered: 09-2007 Posted on Saturday, September 15, 2007 - 09:39 pm:    will do - i really appreciate all your advice man! I'm looking forward to hearing the amp when its all done (speakers, tubes, caps and bias)!   Cameron Kinsey (gibson175) Username: gibson175 Registered: 09-2007 Posted on Saturday, September 15, 2007 - 10:14 pm:    It actually doesn't sound too bad with just a rebias, the old tubes, the old caps and 15inch/tweeter p.a. bin. I'm not selling my boogie just yet tho...   Cameron Kinsey (gibson175) Username: gibson175 Registered: 09-2007 Posted on Thursday, December 11, 2008 - 05:19 pm:    Filter caps are in. Heaps more volume. I still need the150uf caps for the topside, but postage to Australia is a killer!   Cameron Kinsey (gibson175) Username: gibson175 Registered: 09-2007 Posted on Monday, January 26, 2009 - 04:46 am:    Okay, finally done the lot -caps, tubes etc. One more problem - i have jus trealized thatthe speakers which i spent big money on (reconing the orginals) suck. I want new ones. I ran it thru a jensen c12 and the amp itself is awesome. PS - big thanks to Mike Kaus for all his help!   Bill Traylor (bozzy369) Username: bozzy369 Registered: 02-2008 Posted on Tuesday, January 26, 2010 - 09:15 pm:    one year later