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        From:   David VanHorn [SMTP:dvanhorn@CEDAR.NET]
        Sent:   Friday, 10 March 2000 6:41
        To:     PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
        Subject:        Re: [OT] Short life on electrolytic caps

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        At 08:23 AM 3/9/00 +0000, Graham North wrote:
        >I have a satellite receiver which does not work, I have tried but
can not
        >find the problem.
        >
        >How can I tell if it's the caps?


        Your first clue would be if any have exploded, bulged, or ruptured
their
        tops.
        After that, you'll likely need a schematic, and a meter at least, to
track
        down the problem

You forgot colour change - quiet or failed Sanyo TV sound was always easy to
fix, you just looked for the grey cap in amoungest the pink ones.  The dried
out caps heated up and changed the wrapper colour as they failed.

Bye.