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Old 09-20-2012, 06:13 PM
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Perhaps those pot cases are hot by design. That would explain why they're mounted on an insulating phenolic board rather than on the metal chassis. The nylon shafts also insulate you from Bzzzt.

Mica caps can and do fail, especially in high voltage and/or high frequency situations.

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