[Boatanchors] Reforming Caps?

[WA5CAB at cs.com]

I agree with Nick on both points.  There's no concensus, and I'm a reformer 
(or a rebuilder if the electrolytic or paper originals are in cans) .  I'll 
add two further comments.  First, if it makes any difference, I and 
probably Nick are inherently thinking primarily about military or high end 
commercial sets, not consumer ones.  Second, I've learned the hard way to suspect 
and carefully check for undocumented modifications and/or wiring errors when I 
find a bunch of new capacitors or resistors in a vintage set and don't know 
who did it.

One exception to the lack of concensus - I don't think anyone will argue 
that it's a waste of time to test Sprague Black Beauties before replacing 
them.  :-)

In a message dated 7/18/2010 12:43:56 PM Central Daylight Time, 
navy.radio at gmail.com writes: 
> No consensus at all, just an eternally debated topic in boatanchordom!
> I'm a reformer, and am always happy to receive old octal plug-in
> military electrolytics from non-reformers. Send me your tired your
> poor, your electrolytics yearning to be reformed.... I'll even send a
> box with pre-paid postage and a few bucks for your trouble.
> cheers,
> Nick K4NYW
> 
> On Sun, Jul 18, 2010 at 1:32 PM,  <rhulett1 at comcast.net> wrote:
> >Apologies if this is a controversial question, but am curious about 
> "reforming" capacitors.

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