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after testing a couple sections of the cans, which tested a bit low (50uf vs 80uf) AND did not respond very well to an attempt at reforming I decided to go ahead and recap. This set only has two cans wiith good access to them so they were easy to buzz off with the bone cutting saw. I then used a long sharpened piece of music wire to cut hole thru the bottom. the long drill make it easy to go thru the bottom without getting near any of the parts under the chassis. Going from the bottom lets you place the neg lead right at the edge near a twist tab, then place the positive lead right at the can terminal. this make it a bit easier since you dont have to try and configure the caps to have a central neg lead, I use radial lead caps since they are much less expensive and fit under the can well, I will alum tape the can back just to keep it there for reference. the other advantages of this method is you don't have to waste time trying to remove the old can, and all the lead dress can be left alone, just wrap the pos leads around the term and your done. After replacing the filters I will power it up again just to be sure I have not messed anything up, if it works then I will start checking some of the low voltage brown drops, as they have a history of getting "weak".
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