[ARC5] Aging Electrolytics

[Bruce Long via ARC5]

Well Leslie:Perhaps your HP608 was re-capped with reformed new old stock capacitors?bruce

      From: Leslie Smith <vk2bcu at operamail.com>
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 Sent: Sunday, February 1, 2015 12:54 AM
 Subject: Re: [ARC5] Aging Electrolytics
   
  Hello Glen,
  I saw my HP 608 signal generator 'go up in smoke' because I trusted 
  the advice I got when I bought the unit.
  In brief - I was told - "recapped"
  One HV cap 'went' and then everything back from it 'went',  including
  some hard to get RF chokes.

  YOUR ADVICE IS LIKE GOLD.

  73 de Les Smith
  vk2bcu at operamail.com


On Sun, Feb 1, 2015, at 15:14, Kenneth G. Gordon wrote:
> On 31 Jan 2015 at 16:55, Glen Zook via ARC5 wrote:
> 
> > Frankly, in the long run, just replacing older electrolytics and paper
> > capacitors automatically, generally saves a lot of money in potential damage to
> > other components as well as time spent in trouble-shooting when that component
> > completely goes bad. It is usually a case of pay a little bit now or pay a LOT a
> > little bit later! Glen, K9STH
> 
> I am COMPLETELY on your side on this one...
> 
> Ken W7EKB
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