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Old 07-04-2008, 01:44 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Re: Tube Biasing

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Originally Posted by Brett Blackmore View Post
Hi,

I have a kit amp too - but I do not want to fiddle with it as the capacitors inside hold hundreds of volts for DAYS after it being switched off - be very, very careful.

Cheers Brett
Brett,

Test the caps with a voltmeter before you mess around. Just because they sat for days doesn't mean they're discharged. They're not going to discharge by themselves, they need to be grounded to drain the charge.
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