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Originally Posted by Hemingray
Had two do that to me in testing before, no bangs, but alot of gurgling noises as the caps blasted their waxy guts out onto components nearby, and yet, the radio kept playing merrily as I reached for the power cord.
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Had you not unplugged the radio when you did, there might have been even more damage to the radio than a few blown caps.
I'm very surprised the radio continued to work even while the capacitors you mentioned were destructing. Apparently, none of the defective capacitors were power supply filters, as you did not mention AC hum in the audio; however, if the filters were acting up this way they probably would have shorted and tripped a breaker, since they are in a position to short the power line directly to ground if defective.