Volume out of whack

[ike]

So, I couldn't leave it alone. I installed a set of Mundolf silver oil caps. They are big. And in doing so, the volume is now out of sync.  example: if the coarse is at -27 and fine in -4.5, the right channel is louder than I remembered. it sounds balance when its at -27 & 0db.  if I lower the coarse to -36 or -45 the volume on the right stays the same level, the left goes lower in volume. When the coarse is turn up to -18 or higher, the left channel volume goes higher, the right remains the same volume.
I like it loud but I am certain I will upset my neighbors and my wife...
Thanks

 

[Paul Birkeland]

Can you put the stock caps back in and see if that resolves the issue?

 

[ike]

Put back the stock caps.  Volume control back to normal.  Oh well, that was an expensive experiment...

 

[kgoss]

In the picture one of the Mundorf caps was sitting on the Bee Quiet terminal strip.  Was that the channel with the volume problem?
The Mundorf caps have a cover but if there is a metal case under it there might be interactions with the small signal going through the volume.
Can you mount them someway to put some distance from the volume resistors?

Worth a try, those are expensive caps,

 

[Doc B]

It really sounds like a miswire or disruption of some part of the attenuator circuit when the big caps were put in.

 

[ike]

I think you may be right there, Ken and Doc... I had to bend terminal A5 back to fit the caps, and in doing so, the vinyl coating of the cap was scraped off exposing the metal. I think the cap with the metal exposed was sitting on the terminal A5.
Right now, I am just glad it's back to normal. Maybe I'll give it another go tomorrow
Thanks guys

 

[ike]

Quick update: carefully installed the big Mundorfs. No problem, everything operational.