[ARC5] Starting work on BC-453B

[J. Forster]

I found a reference on the web for the acceptable leakages of electrolytics, but have not looked for other types. Maybe someone has an old spec.
-John

Beckley, Stew wrote:

> I now understand that all those triple-05 cans out of my 454/455/696/459 etc. that I thought I was "restoring" were actually just getting cooked to remove moisture. Most of them responded favorably (leakage current dropped off); only a few were totally shot.
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> Now for the question I haven't seen answered: What IS the acceptable leakage current per cap in those old triple-05's? I suppose there are two values worth quoting: a)The "spec" value for that particular cap (if anyone has the parchment on this), and b) an empirically derived value for proper and safe operation in a command Tx or Rx.
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> Any takers?
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> Thanks & 73,
> Bud, WA2AUI
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