[sdiy] old capacitor ID

[anthony]

I've smashed a few different caps like this to see what they are and they 
either seem to be mylar or metalized paper. I personally think they sound 
great in tube amps and I haven't found a leaky one yet. Not even the 
metalized paper ones.

> Hi, I'm working on fixing an old 50's amp, and want to replace the
> electrolytic capacitors.  A few are obvious, but then there are a few
> more that have a line marking one side, but I just read something about
> how they might not really be polarized.
> Could you look at these pics and let me know if you know what kind of
> caps these are, and if they are likely to need replacing?
>
> http://www.sdiy.org/wicked1/oldcap1.jpg
> http://www.sdiy.org/wicked1/oldcap2.jpg
>
> Thanks!
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