I would indeed look at the caps again.
I remember now that one of them in mine had a metal bridge between the can and
the positive screw terminal of the cap.
Gary
> On Jan 26, 2016, at 9:25 PM, Joe Papworth via TenTec <tentec@contesting.com>
> wrote:
>
> Thanks Gary. I eye-balled the caps today. I didn't see anything bad but I was
> mainly looking for swelling.
> If it's not a tube, I'll take another look at the caps.
>
>
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gary J FollettDukes HiFi <dukeshifi@comcast.net>
> To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
> Sent: Tue, Jan 26, 2016 10:17 PM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Model 411 amp (aka Centaur)
>
>
> I fellow up in northern Minnesota GAVE me one of those with exactly the same
> problem.
>
> I found that one of the filter caps was pinched too hard during assembly and
> must have distorted the capacitor.
>
> I replaced them all anyway but I sure got a good deal when I was done with it.
>
> The tubes could do it too, even key up because the plate voltage is still
> applied to them in standby.
>
> 73
>
> Gary
>
>
>
>> On Jan 26, 2016, at 10:25 AM, Al Sirois <<a
>> href='mailto:alsirois@roadrunner.com'>alsirois@roadrunner.com> wrote:
>>
>> Tuesday noontime, Joe:
>>
>> I have a Centaur..............keep it covered when not in use.
>>
>> My Elmer told me to always keep it covered..................dust is the
>> problem.
>>
>> Even when covered, open it up every two-three years and do a internal
>> cleaning.
>>
>> N1MHC/alsirois
>> =============
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: Joe Papworth via TenTec
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2016 8:50 AM
>> To: <a href='mailto:tentec@contesting.com'>tentec@contesting.com
>> Cc: <a href='mailto:k8mp@aol.com'>k8mp@aol.com
>> Subject: [TenTec] Model 411 amp (aka Centaur)
>>
>> Gents,
>>
>>
>> Have any of you gone a few rounds with a Centaur amp?
>> I have a one that blows fuses very intermittently. It vaporizes them both,
>> simultaneously, so it's apparently a dead-short somewhere. This happens even
>> in stand-by. (i.e. No key-down)
>>
>>
>> Before I tear into it, anyone have any ideas of common failures in these
>> amps?
>>
>>
>> Later, Joe, K8MP
>>
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