You're welcome and thank you for watching. I already have the machine stripped again, I'm working my way through the various voltages on the PAV and neck boards and I have 'Blue2' ring tester on order. Update on the channel soon :)
How many capacitors were bad? Did you test them after removing? Looks like it is another case of recappacide or do what the internet says (change the caps) and you would be fine, then it turns out to be something completely different
Thank you for assessment and insight. I tested every one from both the neck and pav boards. Other than the 400V cap on the PAV, not one tested as good (though apart from one, all tested good on the DCB). As I said in the video, some were marginal but for the price of a cap, and given the pain this machine is to strip and rebuild, it's certainly easier simply to recap while it's apart. And now, forgive me while I go back to the internet for further instructions... :)
@@backroomboy4420 Interesting. I usually test them with an ESR meter. Bad ones would have higher than normal ESR. Anyways I prefer to first make it work, then do a recap. Dealing with old tube radios, this usually saves my ass if something really major is at fault, before I spend 4-6 hours recapping it. Like having defective transformer or some coil... Most of the times bad capacitors will not prevent it from working, it will just make it work badly
Well that was a shame but it was very useful to me to see the neck board being rebuilt. Hope to see further updates on this G3. Thanks BRB!😀
You're welcome and thank you for watching. I already have the machine stripped again, I'm working my way through the various voltages on the PAV and neck boards and I have 'Blue2' ring tester on order. Update on the channel soon :)
How many capacitors were bad? Did you test them after removing? Looks like it is another case of recappacide or do what the internet says (change the caps) and you would be fine, then it turns out to be something completely different
Thank you for assessment and insight. I tested every one from both the neck and pav boards. Other than the 400V cap on the PAV, not one tested as good (though apart from one, all tested good on the DCB). As I said in the video, some were marginal but for the price of a cap, and given the pain this machine is to strip and rebuild, it's certainly easier simply to recap while it's apart. And now, forgive me while I go back to the internet for further instructions... :)
@@backroomboy4420 Interesting. I usually test them with an ESR meter. Bad ones would have higher than normal ESR. Anyways I prefer to first make it work, then do a recap. Dealing with old tube radios, this usually saves my ass if something really major is at fault, before I spend 4-6 hours recapping it. Like having defective transformer or some coil... Most of the times bad capacitors will not prevent it from working, it will just make it work badly