Cap replacement on Sixty-Five head

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Author Message   Joe Anderson Posted on Wednesday, April 07, 2004 - 03:39 pm:    does any one know how many caps and what voltage/best kind/quietist capacitors are needed to replace the whole shabang? electrolytic's included. and whatever else will make life of the amp longer, maybe even make the tone better! thanks!   michael kaus Posted on Thursday, April 08, 2004 - 06:44 am:    Don't bother replacing anything but the electrolytics-they're the only ones that really go bad. I would suggest vishay/sprague as they are the best out there. Let me know what head exactly that you have and I'll cout up what you need to order. Mike.   Langley Posted on Monday, April 12, 2004 - 09:26 am:    Re: *-65 w/SS Driver's 100uF/450V filter caps, anybody used Xicon XAL450V100, or Illinois Cap 107TTA450M (both 22mm x 50mm)? If so, prefered one over the other?   Mark Lewis (skidmark) Username: skidmark Registered: 01-2008 Posted on Tuesday, January 08, 2008 - 07:25 am:    I just bought an early 12ax7 sixtyfive head. This amp sounds amazing with no indication that it needs new caps. (no hissing or other noises) I do suspect it still has the original caps, in fact Steve saw pics and replied he thought they were the original ones. Should I replace them anyway??   Mike Kaus (mm210) Username: mm210 Registered: 05-2006 Posted on Wednesday, January 09, 2008 - 06:38 am:    YUP. Time bomb ticking.   Mark Lewis (skidmark) Username: skidmark Registered: 01-2008 Posted on Wednesday, January 09, 2008 - 07:50 am:    Thanks. I better get on that right away.   Mark Lewis (skidmark) Username: skidmark Registered: 01-2008 Posted on Wednesday, January 09, 2008 - 08:36 am:    I just e-mailed Terry Loose. It seems he hasn't posted for quite some time. Does he still do repairs??