Thanks for the good info. I did not know about the death cap. Looking into the amp, I think I can see the cap you are talking about. It connects, as you say, to the power switch and goes to the chassis. It is the only cap I can see connected to the power switch so that would be the one, right? So it should be disconnected, which makes sense. Could it also be replaced with a Y2 cap? I was just wondering if that would be a safe alternative because if it is the cap i am thinking of , it is on the second position of the power switch that helps attenuate hum and removing it would get rid of that feature. On the other hand, if this is a dangerous idea, then I will be more than happy to remove the cap and leave it like that. What are your thoughts on that?