[sdiy] Newbie Power Supply Alert

[Tony Clark]

> I'd be wary of NOS power supplies.  The electrolyctic caps in a linear
> supply are crucial components.  For all you know, they could have been
> sitting in warehouse with no HVAC, or a trailer in an abandoned freight
> yard, for the last 30 years.

   Well wouldn't be too hard to thermally cycle it over the course of a 
few days (oven, then icebox) and then load it to rated maximums and see 
if anything breaks.  :)

   Tony

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