I “J” hook caps all the time when repairing fixed gas detectors on oil & gas platforms. Perfectly fine repair.  No issues after years of service.

Excellent video as always Stuart. I’m no expert in electronics but I am a guitarist and always find your videos interesting. It always fascinates me to see the inside of guitar amps. Especially the vintage ones.

You should actually take that F&T capacitor apart and replace the electrolytes and foil. 😂.
Another great video! Keep them coming !

Great to see you still bringing malfunctioning gear back to life, Stuart!  Cheers!

I appreciate the "J-hook" repair. You did that in an earlier video, your explanation made sense to me, and when I replaced the smoothing caps in my Princeton that's what I did. I think it's a good way to go. Just because a piece of electronic equipment is used for music is no reason to overthink things. Cheers!

Good to see you again Stuart! I somehow missed you last one, but I'll be watching it soon. Thanks for the edutainment (is that a new word?). I didn't know these amps existed. Thanks for the trouble shooting tips.
Cheers,
Mike

Mr Smith’s problem is he makes the rest of the  pro guitar repair guys look like they are just starting out brilliant advice thank you

Well done, Stuart. Your process of elimination proved successful in diagnosing the horrid hum that befell this VVT. It had been quite sometime since your last episode. I was relived that you are still providing reliable, and reputable service to the music community in Berkshire. Stay safe, and I look forward to the next installment of your channel. Cheers!

That amp was made just up the road from me!  Seeing one in England is amazing.   Lindy is a straight up guy, he makes quality stuff and stands by everything he does.

Brilliant - as always !    Thumbs up  !

Nice to see you back 👍

Another helpful video, nicely done Sir!

Thanks so much, Stuart!

5:18 the clue was the voltage across one cap starting really high and falling, while the other one started low and climbed higher.

A series pair of caps across the HT displaying different voltages across them (ie: not half each) suggests those caps are unhappy and there is a significant AC component hitting them.

To be honest, the Deoxit fader lube spray is really good, if expensive, and well worth using on pots.

Well done, a straightforward one for you. 50Hz manifesting itself as 100Hz (13:56), which you already know.

Another good one Stuart!

I've had a couple of sets of Lindy Fralin pickups' The Strat Blues Special set were outstanding. Never knew he made amps.

I love all this guitar amp repair stuff, i wish i actually got into it years ago. Thinking outside the box, could you twist the leg on the cap around another piece of wire or small drill bit. So then you  can just slide over the existing wire thats left on board then solder it? Sounds easy on paper 😂👍