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Solid State Amplifiers => Amplifier Discussion => Topic started by: hereforever on April 14, 2012, 10:12:44 AM

Title: Baldwin Professional C1
Post by: hereforever on April 14, 2012, 10:12:44 AM
I'm trying to replace the power filter caps in a friend's Baldwin Professional.  I read on a previous thread that the larger filter cap can has a common positive that needs to be grounded rather than the usual common negative.  Is this true?  That would explain why one of my caps bloated and started horribly smoking!
Title: Re: Baldwin Professional C1
Post by: teemuk on April 14, 2012, 05:43:47 PM
The rectifier diode orientation should instantly reveal the required cap orientation.
Title: Re: Baldwin Professional C1
Post by: joecool85 on April 17, 2012, 09:26:28 AM
Be careful with caps and their polarity, they can literally explode!
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