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'LIVEWIRE?' · 2nd Jul 2019, 8:27 am

Apologies, David. I wasn't sure what circuit was used in the Bantam Player. Is the other valve an ECL8X i.e. a triode-pentode? If so that wax cap. is almost certainly the one commonly called 'that cap', which connects the triode anode to the pentode control grid. If so it must be changed as it will almost certainly be electrically leaky. I, and many other forum members use the yellow axial capacitors rated at 400, 630, or 1000v. to replace waxies. These are available from several suppliers in a wide range of capacitances. Use the nearest available value to that of the original.

2nd Jul 2019, 8:27 am	#5
'LIVEWIRE?' Rest in Peace Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: N.W. Oxfordshire(Chipping Norton) Posts: 7,306	Re: E.A.R Bantam Reproducer Apologies, David. I wasn't sure what circuit was used in the Bantam Player. Is the other valve an ECL8X i.e. a triode-pentode? If so that wax cap. is almost certainly the one commonly called 'that cap', which connects the triode anode to the pentode control grid. If so it must be changed as it will almost certainly be electrically leaky. I, and many other forum members use the yellow axial capacitors rated at 400, 630, or 1000v. to replace waxies. These are available from several suppliers in a wide range of capacitances. Use the nearest available value to that of the original.