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Old 05-17-2012, 10:18 AM
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Pretty much ALL electrolytics since the 1930s or so are "dry" types.

The term was originally used to differentiate the then-new paper and aluminum foil types from the older "wet" electrolytic caps which used a liquid (borax?) solution as an electrolyte, and were similar in construction to a wet cell battery. Wet electrolytics went out of favor as soon as the dry types were introduced.
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