Thoughts on the 835 Bassamp?

[vibrating string]

I removed the "death" caps (0.5uf 400V) that was connecting the hot leads to the chassis when I added the grounded power cord. I found no difference in the background noise when I did this. I may regret it someday, but not yet. Both amps are remarkably quiet since replacing caps in both amps along with some drifted resistors in the GuitarAmp. I just did not like the idea of a 110vac wire shorting to the chassis if the cap shorted one day. But I am learning just now that there are X and Y rated caps that will OPEN rather than short circuit if they go bad. What are your thoughts?

Larry