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sparkymike · 12th Dec 2019, 4:10 pm

I am sure I have seen these caps in some other vintage appliances but can't remember what. Hoover vac cleaner ?
All was fine until I plugged in my Quad FM tuner. A few seconds later the cap blew. Maybe it was on its last legs anyway, but I will now need to check out the tuner as well, I do not want to blow up the main Quad 11 transformer !!
I did notice that two of the solder pins on the HT/LT socket on one side were very close, so that may well have been the problem.
Mike.

12th Dec 2019, 4:10 pm	#35
sparkymike Octode Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Colchester, Essex, UK. Posts: 1,076	Re: Quad 11 Problem. I am sure I have seen these caps in some other vintage appliances but can't remember what. Hoover vac cleaner ? All was fine until I plugged in my Quad FM tuner. A few seconds later the cap blew. Maybe it was on its last legs anyway, but I will now need to check out the tuner as well, I do not want to blow up the main Quad 11 transformer !! I did notice that two of the solder pins on the HT/LT socket on one side were very close, so that may well have been the problem. Mike.