Have to open it up and see what is in there. Good to have some confirmation 
that I might be looking for the right
thing.

Randy

-----Original Message-----
From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com
[mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]on Behalf Of Craig McCluskey
Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 10:20 PM
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT DIY repairs


On Wed, 3 Feb 2010 16:22:08 -0600 "R A Bennell" <b...@mts.net> wrote:

> My basic thought was a bad capacitor as this sounds like the typical
> hum one would get if trying to operate a car radio that expects DC with
> a cheap transformer providing AC. Don't they normally use capacitors as
> filters?

They do, and electrolytics can dry out. Open it carefully and replace the
capacitor. Pay attention to voltage rating and polarity as well as
capacitance.


Craig

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