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Originally Posted by Celt
IMO, YES! It won't be that expensive to do....will only take a few minutes and will make the PS way more stable!
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Originally Posted by Electronic M
The non-chassis mount lytics tend to be less reliable than the chassis mount. I've had TVs with a mix and often most of the cans will be good, but the lead/clip mount lytics will be shot.
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Originally Posted by Olorin67
I dont think Ive ever found a cardboard cased electrolytic that was still good. not sure about these blue ones, but the orange ones tend to dry up.
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Good to know! I'll recap this thingy then.
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Originally Posted by Ed in Tx
A little hard to verify but sure does look like some crappy soldering on those electrolytics. Eico made kits, I wonder if that was a kit someone built?  |
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Originally Posted by Celt
No doubt it was a kit.
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Good eye! They
are crappily soldered. But, they are still firmly connected, no cracks. I'll clean it up when I recap. But you know, I don't think it was a kit. It has a stamp on the inside of the case from quality control, says 'TESTED' and the date June 1965.