More of an advanced question from a relative newbie.
Last Dec I ordered a pair of Joyce 510's and a few spare attys. A month later I ordered a pair of Riva 510's again with a few spare attys. And later a 5-pack of LR attys. (Liberty Flights). So in total about 17 attys. From what I've been reading, 10 months, 17 attys and 2 users, we're well ahead of the curve regarding their life span.
I had one fail a few months in, several more over the last couple months and I just placed a small order with a new vendor last night.
Mean time I've been cleaning and reading, trying to eek all the use I can over the ones we have left. I just went through this thread and learned how to use a voltmeter on attys I suspect are on their way out.
It's my understanding that a standard 510 atty, rated at 2.2-2.3ohm that has begun to show diminished performance, and is reading high, 4-5ohm, is about to die.
My question is what's 'causing this slow failure? I clean with either an alcohol soak, or an ultrasonic cleaner, followed by a hot water soak/rinse and overnight drying. Sometimes this'll revive one, sometimes not.
Is there anything else I can do (short of rebuilding the coil) to extend it's life? (maybe one day I'll look at coils, but I'm not there yet.)
Thanks for reading.
Last Dec I ordered a pair of Joyce 510's and a few spare attys. A month later I ordered a pair of Riva 510's again with a few spare attys. And later a 5-pack of LR attys. (Liberty Flights). So in total about 17 attys. From what I've been reading, 10 months, 17 attys and 2 users, we're well ahead of the curve regarding their life span.
I had one fail a few months in, several more over the last couple months and I just placed a small order with a new vendor last night.
Mean time I've been cleaning and reading, trying to eek all the use I can over the ones we have left. I just went through this thread and learned how to use a voltmeter on attys I suspect are on their way out.
It's my understanding that a standard 510 atty, rated at 2.2-2.3ohm that has begun to show diminished performance, and is reading high, 4-5ohm, is about to die.
My question is what's 'causing this slow failure? I clean with either an alcohol soak, or an ultrasonic cleaner, followed by a hot water soak/rinse and overnight drying. Sometimes this'll revive one, sometimes not.
Is there anything else I can do (short of rebuilding the coil) to extend it's life? (maybe one day I'll look at coils, but I'm not there yet.)
Thanks for reading.
