bob
Titanium
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- Regina, Canada
DigiKey has the line caps considerably cheaper than PP. If you are thinking about replacing yours I can send part number
Bob
Bob
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DigiKey has the line caps considerably cheaper than PP. If you are thinking about replacing yours I can send part number
Bob
My 10HP 16 year old chugs along like a regular PP. Anyone beat this length of service with ZERO issues?
Considerably cheaper means only one thing. Compare brands and country of origin.
That's why I try to buy parts through as many middle men as possible. All of the markups along the way add a lot of quality to the part.
My 10HP 16 year old chugs along like a regular PP. Anyone beat this length of service with ZERO issues?
It pre dates the internet.
Not by 20 years, it does not,
1981, at GTE labs, the 9600 baud link had no external connection. 1984, I was introduced to a novel idea, e-mail at TJ Watson labs. Sometime later my boss says "come in here and look at this - there's a way to inspect computer files in a romote location. I'm looking at files in Russia." [1]
And I remember thinking, 'that'll be great. For NERDS.'
Yep, I think he was running mosaic.
Related this to a co-worker once. "Don't beat yourself up over this, I recall thinking why in hell you'd want a CAMERA on your phone?"
And remember - a man made a LOT of money when he figured out you didn't need a luggage trolley for your suitcase. Put the wheels right on the thing! He was a pilot, who watched flight attendents struggling with their luggage all the time.
[1] a common phrase in our house now. When is the store open, how to we drive to this place, what's the menu here... "Oh we're going to have to "Inspect Computer Files in a Remote Location!"
...or a graphical display of the Air Battle on your console? Or a Bendayed half-page newspaper graphic moved coast to coast?I recall thinking why in hell you'd want a CAMERA on your phone?"
Oh.. capacitors? Often good for fifty and more years,....
There's a lot of lore in the antique radio board about this. Re-forming electrolytics, what to replace before powering sets without wiping out unobtanium parts like power transformers. Most electrolytics will go bad and certain types (plastic an wax impregnated types are notorious.
Antique Radio Forums • Index page
.. capacitor plague in the late 90s-2000s (bad electrolyte mix resulting in corrosion and gas generation)
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