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Old 08-15-2009, 12:11 AM
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Re-stuffing electrolytics

Since the 3 electrolytics have cardboard covers, I decided to re-stuff by cutting them open near the base.


First, I had to remove the cardboard covers. Seems simple enough, but one of them was really, really stubborn. I ended up cooking it in the over @ 300F for 10 minutes to loosen up all that tar!
Next, I cut them open with a Dremel and pulled out the goo.


I was surprised to discover one had already been replaced with a pretty bad match! 30/15/40 isn't exactly 100/60/20


Here they are remounted. I'll glue the covers back on once the set is working properly.

Last edited by bandersen; 08-15-2009 at 01:35 AM.
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