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Re: Looking for general guidelines for Electrolytic cap replacement.

2008-03-03 by Scott

--- In vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com, "arp2600fan"
<arp2600fan@...> wrote:
>
> I'd say if the caps are over 20 years old, it's time to change them.
> 
> Oh, and make sure you know which way the caps go before you replace
them, especially if 
> you don't have the schematics.  (Or in my case, have the schematics
but can't read 'em.)
> 
> ~Monica
>
Good caps are ELNA, Illinios, United Chemicon, Mallory, Cornell-Dublier

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