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Old 02-03-2013, 05:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Phil Nelson View Post

Some people enjoy trying to salvage old electrolytics by reforming, but I don't have that much patience, and in my limited experience, there's no guarantee that a reformed 50- or 60-year old electrolytic will be reliable for the long haul.

Just my $0.02 . . . .

Phil Nelson
I'm w/Phil...Yeah, you can "Re-Form" a cap, but I'd always be afraid of it, to me, its kind of a "Pet Sematary" resurrection...Why gamble an otherwise nice restoration on a few buck's worth of caps ?
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