Getting to dislike tantalum caps

Tony Duell ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk
Mon Feb 15 14:38:58 CST 2010


> 
> 
> Further=2C anybody that does radio restoration knows the first step is to "=
> De Cap it"
> 
> Pull all electrolytics and replace.

I'll let you fight it out with the editor of the Radiophile magazine. He 
complains bitterly about replacing all the capacitors when they can have 
nothign whatsoever to do with the probklem.

FWWI, I've got plenty of original electrolytics still working in 1950s 
valve equipment here. They show no signs of failing...

-tony



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