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thejazzageuk · 2nd May 2016, 11:17 am

Thanks StationX. Good advice indeed! I've ordered a capacitor kit from justradios.com and also 2 Y2 type caps for this purpose. The Y2 caps are rated at 750V and the Beau Decca schematic, however justradios.com only lists Y2 caps that are rated at 250v- are these the correct ones? (.0047 uF at 250 Volts AC Y2 FILM Safety Cap).

I'm in no hurry to get the BD amp working- would rather take my time and do it right. For practice I have an amp from an HMV 2001 record play that I will do first.

and thanks Dave Walsh- yes I was very lucky to find it I know. It came from a charity auction, but I had to buy it unseen as it was quite a distance from me. I could not even be sure that it still had the original amp! Anyway- the project continues...

2nd May 2016, 11:17 am	#98
thejazzageuk Pentode Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Carmarthen, Wales, UK. Posts: 238	Re: Restore a Beau Decca Thanks StationX. Good advice indeed! I've ordered a capacitor kit from justradios.com and also 2 Y2 type caps for this purpose. The Y2 caps are rated at 750V and the Beau Decca schematic, however justradios.com only lists Y2 caps that are rated at 250v- are these the correct ones? (.0047 uF at 250 Volts AC Y2 FILM Safety Cap). I'm in no hurry to get the BD amp working- would rather take my time and do it right. For practice I have an amp from an HMV 2001 record play that I will do first. and thanks Dave Walsh- yes I was very lucky to find it I know. It came from a charity auction, but I had to buy it unseen as it was quite a distance from me. I could not even be sure that it still had the original amp! Anyway- the project continues...