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OT - Old gear, old capacitors

2004-12-19 by ivancu@aol.com

Paul - A while ago you said the following regarding going through old gear before you power it up:

"Next, if you see ANY green disc-type bypass caps, replace them with AVX or Kemet 0.1 axial parts. These have a history of shorting out."

Is this just a standard AVX or Kemet ceramic disk capacitor?  I'm guessing 50V?  Do you have a specific part number you recommend for this application?

Thanks!

Ivan

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