Images courtesy Mark Persons What do you do when a high-voltage blocking capacitor in an FM transmitter fails? We are talking about the large cylinder that surrounds a tube. It is actually one ...

Anyone who’s worked with older tube-based equipment will be familiar with the type of vintage electrolytic capacitor which integrated several capacitors into one can. Long obsolete, they can be bought ...

Modern-day receivers are miracles of digital audio and video processing, but compared to their more analog brethren, they can come with a host of new and fascinating faults. The Onkyo TX-SA806 and ...

Capacitors are essential components in electronics, primarily used for bypassing and decoupling. Depending on the capacitor type and its application, it is prone to aging and failure. Detecting a ...

Capacitors fail and burn, often taking some PCB laminate along for the ride. Here’s the story of replacing parts and bringing this classic multimeter back to life. It’s been 10 years since a certain ...

I had some music playing on it when I left the room. I heard a popping sound, and then the music stopped. I assumed the cats had done some evil, so I went back into the room to berate them and noticed ...