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Originally Posted by Electronic M
If you use those yellow plastic replacement caps don't solder the new shield while it's wrapped around the cap. If you do you will melt the insulation the, metal foil, and dielectric of the new yellow cap ruining it.....I've killed a few of those caps by accidentally touching a soldering iron to the body of the cap....
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Tom,
I never used the plastic yellow caps, yet. I'm still using caps I bought in the 90's. As for electrolytics I use new ones, not more than a year or two old.
Ed
11-18-2015, 11:38 PM
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