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Old 10-04-2024, 07:38 AM
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I might add that using a capacitor checker to reform electrolytic capacitors is not the best idea. Many use the EICO 950/950B or Heathkit C-3. They were designed to be a checker, not a reformer. The EICO will easily destroy the voltage pot and also, those power transformers were not designed to carry a constant load.

I sold a 950B on the auction site and it was in perfect condition. I got a complaint from the buyer saying that the voltage pot was burned. He had alluded to reforming capacitors. I had a couple new pots so I bit the bullet and sent him one. 100Kꭥ 4-Watt. EXPENSIVE!!!
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