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- From: smckinty@sunicnc.France.Sun.COM (Steve McKinty - Sun ICNC)
- Newsgroups: sci.electronics
- Subject: Re: Very annoying Humm on home stereo
- Date: 10 Nov 1992 15:34:09 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov10.054130.50347@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu>, ebd0@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (EDWARD BAYKAR DERVISHIAN) writes:
- > I have a REALLY old SCOTT receiver. It works absolutely fine except for one
- > very annoying problem. It has a constant hum to it. Even when volume is off,
- > it hums through the speakers. If I shut off the speakers, there's no noise
- > (obviously). What can I do to get rid of this hum if anything?
-
- Try replacing the electrolytic smoothing capacitors in the power supply.
- Electrolytics dry up, and after about 10 years in a hot box they
- probably won't be doing much smoothing.
-
- Steve
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