by François Yves Le Gal <flegal@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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May 8, 2008 at 01:12 PM
On Thu, 08 May 2008 00:45:48 -0400, Jon Yaeger <jono_1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:
>How well do the Pyramid brand plastic-encapsulated paper / foil caps hold
up
>over time, in terms of leakage?
AFAICT they age more garcefully than their Sprague or Astron equivalents,
with maybe 1 out of 10 badly leaking after 30+ years.
> Is it necessary to replace them wholesale?
I would test them, then decide. If you don't have a proper cap tester you
may lift one end and look for DC.
Anyway, good caps are cheap and plentiful...
