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EP500 V2 Capacitor?
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Hi, I have a EP500 V2 subwoofer, I shipped it from 1 place to another and upon arrival, it turned on and worked fine. Then I moved it and the light on the back stayed Amber, wouldn't turn to green. I made sure the load knob was no set to Load. I did find a capacitor that looks blown. I searched the numbers but can't find the exact match. Would a different brand capacitor that is 220uf50v work? I've attached a picture of the capacitor and board. Thanks
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Just roll your own, man. Just some paper and Crisco mixed with Jolt for electrolyte.
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Well that wasn’t very helpful mojo.
I recommend the blue Powerade for electrolyte not JOLT. Geez.
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Bonespa, not sure where you are located, but any respectable audio shop / vintage repair shop should be able to solder in a new one. I’d contact Axiom to get a spec for it or they may have some they can send you? ( maybe). I’d start there. Of course the other option is to purchase a new plate amp from axiom. That would be the most solid repair long term.
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I know when my original EP600 amp stopped working Axiom no longer carried parts for those older amps. I was able to work with them to get a newer amp. I would assume if you find a cap with similar specs you should be ok if you want to tackle soldering to the board.
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Well that wasn’t very helpful mojo.
I recommend the blue Powerade for electrolyte not JOLT. Geez. Geez, you're probably right. I've personally never tried Powerade but I can see from the electronegativities of the ingredients it's probably the way to go.
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Thanks for the info, I'll try Axiom again, so far they haven't responded to my emails, I'll try getting the specs and see if I can get a new one soldered in and price out a new board, if they still have an option.
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https://www.axiomaudio.com/ep500-replacement-amplifierAt that price you could just buy a whole sub from the b stock store. Hopefully you can find a cheaper way to get what you need. How old is the ep500? It’s v2 so probably at least 8-10 years old I’m guessing? Another less compact option would be remove or disconnect the plate amp and power externally with something low cost. Plenty of reasonable ( for low frequencies) class d options out there. Could be fun.
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Another less compact option would be remove or disconnect the plate amp and power externally with something low cost. Plenty of reasonable ( for low frequencies) class d options out there. Could be fun. No, don't do that! That stuff has been tightly engineered.
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As a last resort then......
Hopefully he can find something to replace the cap. That would be bugging me big time. You move house then go to setup your system in a new space and it’s broken. Ugh. As if moving isn’t bad enough.
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