Amps Recapping


Looking a older krell, has been sitting in the box for 20 years.

Was working fine but never used in 20 years, chance of caps being okay?

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Showing 2 responses by erik_squires

Sorry I should have added more detail.  Take the cover off  and look for signs of corrosion/leaking around the electrolytic caps, or signs of bulging. 

Caps made in 2000 or later have a much better reliability in terms of aging on the shelf than those before.

Assuming it passes your visual inspection then use a variac to raise the voltage from 0 to 120V slowly.  Turn the power off at the first sign of trouble.

Also, connect sacrificial speakers for the variac test.  Any weird sounds and stop your testing.

Take a look.  The usual recommendation, and it's a good one, is to use a variac to bring it online the first time.