Yorkville E215 cabinet

[Randall]

Here is another place to get caps in Ontario, Canada: Capacitors, Resistors and Schematics for Tube Radios / Electronics

[g1]

I'll chime in.....I think they are like Digi Key...the Canadian price includes everything except shipping which is only $8...for me, where I am in Nfld it takes a couple extra days for me to get it...It takes g1 less time probably because he is not on an island and due to the fact thet he is probably closer....

That's correct, it may take a couple days more depending on location within Canada. I always get mine the next day before lunch.
Their policy states "Orders purchased in Canadian currency and entered by 8:00pm CT will be shipped via FedEx with 1-3 day delivery, dependent on final destination."

I think Mouser has better stock and pricing, but not a huge difference. Their shipping charges are the same ($8 flat rate) but for me it always took more than a week to get my orders, so I switched to Digikey.

[Enzo]

And can you not just call Yorkville themselves? They are Canadian after all. They are always helpful with service documents and drawings, might they not also sell a part directly?

[g1]

They do not sell parts direct, but any Long & Mcquade location in Canada can get them for you.
(L&M is the retail arm of the company)

[Enzo]

So they make parts available that way. I always liked Yorkville, I knew they wouldn;t let me down.

Back in the 1960s our band played in Ontario a lot. Due to the very high import duty on American gear (I don;t know if that still exists), all the Canadian bands had stages full or Traynor stuff. Basic but built like a tank. Yorkville is Traynor.

[olddawg]

Not sure I would even replace a a cap it resoldering the connection resolved the problem?

[g1]

I think it's a larger cap that is glued down due to vibration and rigors of road use. I'm guessing he had to lift it to tack a lead on but it can't be reliably glued down like this?

[bsco]

And can you not just call Yorkville themselves? They are Canadian after all. They are always helpful with service documents and drawings, might they not also sell a part directly?

Yorkville won't sell parts to the end user...You have to order the parts through your local Long and McQuade store.....

[bsco]

I think it's a larger cap that is glued down due to vibration and rigors of road use. I'm guessing he had to lift it to tack a lead on but it can't be reliably glued down like this?

I had to do that before as well to get myself out of a jam.....to really make it secure the cap really needs to be replaced....and glued down with RTV....

[olddawg]

I had to do that before as well to get myself out of a jam.....to really make it secure the cap really needs to be replaced....and glued down with RTV....

I guess what I'm not getting is why the old cap can't be glued back down if it's working and not domed or something. I run into similar problems with powered speakers. Caps glued down on double boards. Fly wires because of bad vias, etc. Best practice is to replace the caps. If it has to go out the door, there's always 5 minute epoxy.

[bsco]

I guess what I'm not getting is why the old cap can't be glued back down if it's working and not domed or something. I run into similar problems with powered speakers. Caps glued down on double boards. Fly wires because of bad vias, etc. Best practice is to replace the caps. If it has to go out the door, there's always 5 minute epoxy.

I guess it can be...but it is not flush with the board and the solder joint is also above the board as well....If I had to get it out the door very fast, then yes...You would have to glue it down upside down and then run wires to the connecting points.....then the next tech that comes along and has to repair it will say....who was the idiot that repaired that???? and my name will probably be mentioned.....which I do not want...so if I had to do that type of repair for somebody in a hurry, I would tell them what I would have to do......and ask them if they wanted a new cap ordered and replaced when it came in.....and if so, then they can drop it back and I would do it the proper way...and I would do it right away and I would only charge them for the new cap the second time around.....and I think that would be fair....

[bsco]

bsco I know this is an old post but I joined just to thank you so much for posting this information about the E215. You just saved me several hours of troubleshooting. I was losing my mind trying to figure out what was causing my speakers horns in both speakers to be intermittent. It was so frustrating I took the crossover board out and checked everything looked alright. Then you mentioned the c6 capacitor and I couldn't find it on the crossover board but I found it on the input board where the 1/4" male speaker wire plugs in. I verified the capacitor and read 10 microF then just wiggling the capacitor and I would lose the reading. I took a soldering iron and heated the solder and the broken lead of the capacitor came right out. Both my E215 speaker had the same problem. Thanks so much for the info. Anyone have the right part number to get replacement capacitors? I just soldered another lead on the broken end of the capacitor lead to temporarily get it working for now but would like to get the right part glued back in.

Good day from eastern Canada....Was just curious if you managed to get your capacitors installed after?? I just happened to fall into this thread for a bit, and was wondering how you made out with it??
Cheers