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From	Andrew Roughan <no_email@invalid.invalid>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.apple2
Subject	Re: Magic smoke!
Date	2024-09-06 08:47 +0000
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Michael J. Mahon <mjmahon@aol.com> wrote:
> 
> BTW, “re-capping” is an artifact of 1) old vacuum tube (hot, high voltage)
> equipment, 2) old and not very reliable paper-insulated or wet electrolytic
> capacitors, and 3) folks not very skilled in the repair of such equipment. 
> The combination of these ingredients has led to an almost superstitious
> tendency to “replace ‘em all”. This is almost never necessary, and often
> results in needless damage.  
> 
> In the case of low-voltage, solid state electronic equipment, re-capping is
> certainly unnecessary and potentially damaging.  (Note that power supplies
> are NOT low-voltage.)
> 

While I don’t have your experience, I have heard from others who have
extensive recapping experience, that over time, electrolytic capacitors in
equipment that is not used can degrade. To prevent degradation, the
recommendation is to use the equipment for 30mins a year to keep it
exercised.

If the equipment hasn’t been used for an extended period of time then
exercising the equipment may not result in satisfactory function.

Regards
Andrew

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