Thread: Motorola 77XM AM/FM Radio found today
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Old 04-09-2016, 08:17 PM
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That cap across the line probably shorted, got hot as hell/ugly, and burned open inside all on it's own from age.

If you test power up sets with original caps you will see a cap fail like that eventually.
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