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Death Cap? That sounds delicious!

December 31st, 2007 · 8 Comments · Amp Repair

Many of you are likely wondering what is that tantalizing thing called a “death cap”.
Let’s have a look shall we? If you’ll recall from my previous post, the rectifying circuit in the GA-5 looks like this :

The death cap, a .022 mF is there to help suppress hum. Have that [...]

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