I just got a pair of Filmosound 385 projector amplifiers that I'm converting to guitar amps.
Long/short, they both need work. I'll be replacing all power supply caps and 50mfd cap @ input section (they measure low uF and high ESR). The other two lytic caps pictured SEEM to be good in both amps, but they don't match values on the schems I have. As you can see in pics, they are clearly labeled .22 or .2 MFD, where schems say they should be 40MFD and 20MFD (off the 5Y3 tube section). That's a huge difference, factor of x100-x200!!
Since they measure correctly (according to their stated value), my intuition is to leave them in. But I figured I should ask here first. In this circuit, what value would you all suggest? Any other mods I should make while I'm in there?
I do plan to add a 120k pot to the neg feedback loop to attentuate neg feedback to act as a "brightness" or "presence" control. Thanks in advance!
Long/short, they both need work. I'll be replacing all power supply caps and 50mfd cap @ input section (they measure low uF and high ESR). The other two lytic caps pictured SEEM to be good in both amps, but they don't match values on the schems I have. As you can see in pics, they are clearly labeled .22 or .2 MFD, where schems say they should be 40MFD and 20MFD (off the 5Y3 tube section). That's a huge difference, factor of x100-x200!!
Since they measure correctly (according to their stated value), my intuition is to leave them in. But I figured I should ask here first. In this circuit, what value would you all suggest? Any other mods I should make while I'm in there?
I do plan to add a 120k pot to the neg feedback loop to attentuate neg feedback to act as a "brightness" or "presence" control. Thanks in advance!