Hi there!   
      
   Cool to see you here!  I remember that video on YouTube!  Man, what a   
   fantastic rig you have behind it.   
      
   Looks like you have a later version of the S-5000 that I refer to as the short   
   chassis, which is also the one I am working on here.  From the video it looks   
   like some work has been done on it already, notably the bias supply rectifier   
   looks to have been    
   replaced.  We should also check the date codes on the capacitors to see what   
   has and has not yet been done.   
      
   So far in this thread, I have measured the HV+ rail, and the bias+phono   
   filament supply.  Then, I replaced the selenium rectifier with an odd little   
   arrangement of diodes and caps that I will explain later...  Usually folks use   
   one cap to hush the diode    
   noise, I now use three; two at the diodes from their inputs to ground, and one   
   on the bias voltage wire at the junction with the first electrolytic filter   
   cap.  That last one hasn't been added in my amp yet since that junction is   
   going to be done along    
   with the filter caps.   
      
   So, when you have a chance, check out those voltages (be careful, these are   
   HIGH voltages) and post your results.  Also, I am curious to see what make of   
   tubes you have in your phono section, or for that matter the whole amp.  From   
   the top front of the    
   amp, these will be the first two tubes, from left to right.  They're directly   
   behind the selector and balance knobs.  If you're not sure what make they are,   
   snap pictures of them.  I am interested to see if they are Telefunken or not.   
      
   Good luck and let me know if you have any questions or issues.   Oh, and   
   welcome to RAT, by the way.   
      
   -forkinthesocket   
      
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