WTF? Why oh why is this amp humming?

[memphisrain]

Just recapped my Gibson GA-5T. It had the funny old caps with all the wires going into the same end, so here is what I did.

I removed the old cap and replaced with two caps with the same value. I wired both neg ends to the same spot and then wired one cap to each spot that the other one was in, thus putting them in parallel. I did this for both original caps, replacing the two original with 4 new caps.

The thing buzzes like a MFer now. I've check all my connections and everything looks good. I tapped on all of the tubes and every cap and resistor in the thing. So now I'm stuck. Could it be that the caps are supposed to be in series? If so, how should I connect a one lead cap to two spots? Just make a jumper?

Some help would be greatly appreciated...

Oh... and please talk slow, I'm new at this

Thanks
:blbros

[Tele-Bob]

Find the caps you took out and check them for polarity as they were in the circuit. Running those caps in series, vs parallel will change the way they work. If they're "electrolytic (polarized), they need to be installed properly. Even if they're non-electrolytic, there is a big difference between running them in series vs parallel.

[fezz parka]

Your amp requires 3 electrolytics to filter the b+:

[memphisrain]

So from that schem, I need two 10uf caps and a 20 uf cap, correct? If so I need to figure out where to connect them....

Since I've already got 4 20uf caps, can I just use 3 20uf?

Thanks...

[fezz parka]

Yeah, I don't see why not. It'll be a little stiffer though, maybe o good thing for that little amp. Bleed those caps before going back in! Just follow the above schematic and you'll be fine.

[memphisrain]

Alright, one more question that may make my installation easier, Where should the 260,250, and 200 leads be heading to?

Thanks..

[fezz parka]

To the OT, power section, and preamp section respectively...

Keep in mind that there are a ton of different versions of this amp out there. The voltages and resistor values could be a little different than what is shown in the schematic above. Did you draw a rough layout before you disassembled the amp?

[memphisrain]

Yeah, I did, but I can't seem to find it now, I'm a