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Old 03-03-2006, 03:06 PM
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Originally Posted by yagosaga
If the capacitors made of wax and paper, there is no need to replace them. You can take them out of the chassis and "cook" them in 110°-degrees-Celsius hot wax. The water will boil and evaporate. .
I don't know about that. The paper may have acid in it, and may have reacted with the moisture to degrade the foil and the paper. MY father had mentioned this cooking method, but that was 35 years ago. Might have worked back then, but I wouldn't trust it today.
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