[GreenKeys] Teletype 165027 arc suppressors

[Paul Heller]

Before my hobby shifted to radio and teletypes, I explored 1980s vintage computers. When those electrolytic capacitors go they really stink up the joint!

Paul

Paul
W2TTY

> On May 20, 2020, at 4:55 PM, Harold Hallikainen <harold at w6iwi.org> wrote:
> 
> 
>>> I guess it is just old age capacitors giving up the ghost.
>> Those were paper capacitors. And yeah, I always replace them
>> without testing them. Because they're almost always bad.
>> The first thing I did with my Lorenz Lo-15b was to shotgun
>> ALL of the capacitors in the machine, and the call control unit.
>> 
> 
> When I was in high school, I got an old AM/SW/LW radio from my
> grandfather. It was great! One day, there was a loud pop. A paper/foil
> capacitor between the power line and the chassis exploded leaving a stream
> of foil across the chassis.
> 
> Harold
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