Amp Gut Question

[giltyler]

Posting a pic to see if any amp gurus can see anything wrong here.

Everything is sounding good and seems normal but the 3 big caps look strange

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[adulbrich 5,000+ posts]

Look warped to me. Excessive current/voltage/heat/ect. possibly?

If it works fine, I don't know if I'd be too concerned

 

[Rich B 5,000+ posts]

Those three caps should be an easy fix, take the specs for them and price out some new ones.

(You might want to increase the voltage/temp of the replacements to give you more safety in the future.)

 

[giltyler]

It did get real hot Saturday night when a sub took a dump and smoked at around half volume but never went into protect from heat or the voice coil shorting (that freeking stinks)

Put my old JL 12W1 back in and it still sounds the same al always

I just popped the cover to take the pics and look at the transistors and they are all looking good but those caps I am not sure

 

[jb4674]

If it's playing fine, leave it be. If you notice a change in output, then the caps would be the issue. Keep an eye on the caps and if they continue to expand, you know what the problem is.

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[giltyler]

I sent a few pics to db-r repair to get his input on why the cap tops look like they do because I would not want this amp to go boom.

Hopefully it is not a big deal