[Diabolical Artificer]

I've just answered too threads posted by relatively inexperienced members. I gave the same general advice twice. EG.

DO NOT PLUG IT IN.

BEWARE, HIGH VOLTAGES PRESENT WHICH CAN KILL.

Do a thorough visual inspection looking for burnt components, leaky capacitors etc.

Make a lamp limiter.

Buy a DMM = a digital multimeter. Use it to check if you have power by checking voltages.

USE THE SEARCH BOX if you want to know how to test capacitors etc.

I noticed that there isn't this sort of sticky on all sections. some section's have a sticky that deal with testing transistors, in the components section for instance but you have to go to the Radio section for replacing capacitors.

Might it be a good idea to have a general what to do first when you get your radio, record player,hifi, reel to reel etc sticky, with links to all the various "How to stickys" ?

I know some folk don't read em, but it would save a lot of us giving the same advice over and over. We could just point them to the general sticky.

Andy.