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Coming Back To Life: The QUAD ESL57
Jun 09, 2013 at 07:33 PM
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Coming Back To Life: The QUAD ESL57
The High-Voltage Power Supply
Input Transformer Mods
The Back Grill
Some Woodwork
Assembly
Done!
Input Sensivity
A New HV Power Supply

When reading about the QUADs you often find the recommendation to exchange the diodes in the high-voltage section of the power supply.

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The mains power switch is broken at one, so it is time to disassemble it. The PCB is encapsulated by wax:

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It requires approximately half in hour at 150°C to free the PCB

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All diodes got replaced by 2KV ones:

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All parts are cleaned, the power switch is replaced by a robust metal version:

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The result looks promising:

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