Any advice on a Rodek RA2150? Caps died

[Cartel]

I'm recapping this amp and I was wondering if I sould do anything to "update" it.

I plan on doing all the caps, I have no schematic.

I was thinking of these:
https://www.digikey.ca/product-detai...1923-ND/589664
https://www.digikey.ca/product-detai...1840-ND/589581


And the small ones I'm not sure what series yet.

Should I just stick with factory values on the big caps?


Also the thermal insulation seems to be paper....not sure what to do there either.

thanks

[Cartel]

Re: Any advice on a Rodek RA2150? Caps died

Here are some better pictures.
I think I got the leak before it got bad.

I used ammonia and iso to clean it off

I was gonna put anderson PP's on the power cords and seen this last night.
I'm also going to replace the power leads and use wire glands.

[Cartel]

Re: Any advice on a Rodek RA2150? Caps died

OK taking the lead spacing and height limit of the big caps, here's what I plan on getting to replace these:

Small
https://www.digikey.ca/product-detai...mSeq=272560921
https://www.digikey.ca/product-detai...mSeq=272560959
https://www.digikey.ca/product-detai...mSeq=272560968
https://www.digikey.ca/product-detai...mSeq=272561108

Big
https://www.digikey.ca/product-detai...1923-ND/589664
https://www.digikey.ca/product-detai...1840-ND/589581

[momaka]

Re: Any advice on a Rodek RA2150? Caps died

I think I got the leak before it got bad.

Correct.

Looks like your original caps are Nichicon PF. A lot of the old low-ESR Nichicon series from that era tend to leak (PD, PE, PF, PR, PY, and PL.... but especially PR).

Nichicon PW is a fine replacement. Unlike the older Nichicon low-ESR series, PW has proven itself in the field for many years now.

HV is also good.
As for SR and SV... never used them before, so I don't know. I imagine they are okay, though.
Rubycon ZLQ is also excellent.

In addition to those, Panasonic FC and Rubycon YXJ are also excellent low ESR series for both switching PSUs and amplifier use. United Chemicon KY and KYB are also fine.

[Cartel]

Re: Any advice on a Rodek RA2150? Caps died

I swapped out these:
https://www.digikey.ca/product-detai...mSeq=272560959


For these:
https://www.digikey.ca/product-detai...mSeq=272585728


thanks for the reply.