Tube Amp Archive

plokij88 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 28, 2025 12:57 pm Now interestingly, when I switch off power to the amp, the capacitors are discharging themselves, my A+ reading drops over time which I assume means there is a short somewhere.

The resistors that parallel, and balance, the stacked reservoir caps should discharge the amp when it's off.

Photo Jul 05 2025, 3 19 42 PM.jpg Photo Jul 05 2025, 3 20 27 PM.jpg Photo Jul 05 2025, 3 20 44 PM.jpg I am a long time lurker, but I've learned so much from this community, a lot of which went into this build, that it feels good post my build report here. This is my first amp build in 30 or so year...