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Old 05-23-2024, 01:02 PM
poncho-mike poncho-mike is offline
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I don't have a Variac. Are there any trustworty places on the east coast for working on old electronics? I'm also concerned the plastic in my polypropylene speakers has gone bad over time and will need to be replaced. They are infinity.


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Originally Posted by MarkS57 View Post
Bringing the voltage up slowly allows the electrolytic caps to re-form prior to seeing the full operating voltage. Use a variac like the blue object in the attached. Mostly for the 19 power amp but doing the same on the 17 is probably good too. The others probably not an issue.