[Boatanchors] How about a different topic relating to electrolytic caps

[Nick England]

This very interesting book on capacitor manufacturing should help answer that -
In the Wet Electrolytics section, see the paragraph on "Fill
Electrolytes and Their Characteristics" at
http://www.faradnet.com/deeley/chapt_05.htm

cheers,
Nick K4NYW


On Sun, Jan 1, 2012 at 11:14 AM, Gerry Steffens <gsteffens at pitel.net> wrote:
>
> I have many old E.H. Scott radios, many are the early ones which have true
> electrolytic caps (the kind with the metal fan electrode, supported by a
> rubber seal in the bottom, inside a can filled with liquid electrolyte).  In
> a few of these radios, these are still good and functioning.  By the way,
> when these dry out they don't short, they just loose capacitance.
>
> The question:  What is that liquid electrolyte?
>