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Originally Posted by Phil Nelson
I will chime in with Chimes and say you should replace the electrolytics FIRST, then bring it up on a variac.
You know that you should replace them anyway. Why not do it now?
I have had very poor luck reforming old electrolytics. Even if they seem to function, I would not bet my power transformer on them.
Others may have had different experiences. For me, all it took was burning up one power transformer.
Even if the TV kind-of sort-of works after bringing it up with the original electrolytics, what does that really tell you? You still have a TV full of rotten old caps that need replacement, so you may as well get started.
Just my $0.02,
Phil Nelson
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Well, your 2 cents is worth a lot because you have a lot of experience and you've been kind enough to share it with others. I've found a lot of useful information on your web site.
I promise to keep track of any failures of electrolytics that I decided to keep and about how many hours they were in use before failure. I will post each failure on this forum. Hopefully I won't have to embarrass myself too often.
John