The apparent failure mode of the dogbone caps is whether they were coated on the INSIDE. Every single one I've found bad, had NOT been! Bob - N0DGN On 1/25/2011 12:51 PM, wli wrote: > WOW, that was good detective work! > > I have not seen a dogbone cap failure, Les experience with *many dogbone failures* is news to me. Live and learn I ses' > > W. Li