[sdiy] Gibson G101

[Matthew Smith]

Quoth John Henson at 2009-02-03 10:38...

> My own instincts are that all PSU caps should be replaced...

> Any thoughts?

I seem to recall from another list that the only way to isolate faulty 
caps (rather than just replace the lot, more my inclination on the basis 
of if one goes, the others will follow soon) is to use an ESR meter.

Checking the capacitance will not necessarily find a fault.

Another thing that I recall from that thread is that ESR meters are a 
suitable candidate for a home construction project ;-)

Here's one link I just found:
<http://members.ozemail.com.au/~bobpar/esrmeter.htm>

Cheers

M


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