[R-390] Re: THE dreaded black ukkumpucky

[Tom Norris]

Man, I've still got ukkumpucky stains on the patio that
just will not come off even with gasoline and scrubbing
from a couple cap rebuilds. Is there a magical ukkumpucky
solvent?

Bleh...

Tom (that other one)

>First, the ukkumpucky.
>
>If you haven't been THERE - you DON'T understand.  Man is THIS stuff 
>a ROYAL pain.
>
>1)  Initially heat the cap after you cut it open, and the innards 
>WILL come out fairly easily.
>
>2)  The CHILL the can and it will easily be picked out in chunks.
>
>>Yes, Cecil, you did. It is spelled " UKKUMPUCKY "
>>I am kinda persnickety about the word because I think I may have 
>>inadvertently invented it several years ago here on this list. For 
>>the benefit of newcomers, ukkumpucky, or more correctly, " the 
>>dreaded black ukkumpucky " ,is the black goo inside the plug in 
>>electrlytic can capacitors in your R-390A.