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In Reply to: The fallacy of "reforming" capacitors posted by Sherwood Forest on December 21, 2015 at 14:00:31:
I have continually seen advice on this site that if you get a vintage piece of equipment that is more than 15 or 20 years old you can bet the caps should be replaced if you want to use it on a regular basis. I have also seen the advice (and followed it for years) that if you want to listen to it for awhile first to see if it is worth the bother of recapping, then bring it up slowly on a variac so you give the caps a chance to wake up. This has worked very well for me for over 20 years.
I don't think any serious restorer of vintage gear really expects the caps to magically come back to full useful life; it's just meant to be a temporary step in the process.
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- RE: The fallacy of "reforming" capacitors - vinnie2 05:03:13 12/22/15 (0)
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