[R-390] OT: Wet or Solid Tantalum?

[Barry]

On Mon 10/11/08  2:20 PM , "Bill Hawkins" bill at iaxs.net sent:
> IIRC, the wet tantalums that I've seen in 60's HP gear have a larger
> diameter at one end for the electrolyte seal. That's where the gunk
> gets out and messes up the circuit board.
> 
> The ones in England, with the blurry photo, are almost certainly
> solid electrolyte caps.
> 
> Bill Hawkins

Is that little bell-ended cap (the one that has usually leaked) on the PC board in the AF deck on an R390A a wet tantalum?

Barry - N4BUQ