[R-390] C-551 ?????

[David Wise]

>>> I've never seen one fail 

<double take>  Surely you're joking.  Okay, maybe not shorted or opened while watching it, but virtually all paper caps have gone leaky.  The entire genus has been "shoot on sight" for over 30 years.
The only species that's out of my crosshairs is Vitamin Q.  Top-quality ingredients, and most important, hermetic seals.

C551 is no Vitamin Q.

Dave Wise
SWL in Hillsboro Oregon

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Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2014 12:21 PM
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Subject: [R-390] C-551 ?????

C-551 is the big ACG cap on the left, rear of the IF deck.

I've never seen one fail but I s'pose its possible.  Just looking at the 
print, a failed C-551 would cause no/impaired SLOW AGC.

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Chuck Rippel

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