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Originally posted by Joel Cairo
... the central theme was that they made a big mess when they finally gave up the ghost.
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Not only can they make a big mess, but can be downright dangerous. I was resoring a Scott Philharmonic radio and replaced the can type electrolytics on the power supply chassis. As I was eyeballing my work I heard a slight sizzling sound coming from the PS chassis. Just as I was going to lean over the chassis one of the cans exploded, the metal can shot up 4 ft to the ceiling and embedded itself 3 inches into the drywall! Also I was cleaning tar and paper fuzz off the walls and the chassis for a week and it broke two of the output tubes.
Chuck