----- Original Message -----
From: "Tony Duell" <ard_at_p850ug1.demon.co.uk>
To: <cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 10:14 AM
Subject: Re: 100MFD 55V
> > Hmm...Doesn't look oil-filled to me; more like a cream-colored paste.
Looks
> > just like an electrolytic which has blown crud out through the safety
vent,
>
> I beleive these are non-polarised electrolytics....
Certainly are. Sanyo TV's have a couple that frequently fail and need
replacement.
You *can* cobble one up by joining two conventional electros of the same
value cathode to cathode which makes a single non polarised electro with
half the value of the sum of the two. (Caps in series)
My experience has been that such cobbled up versions tend to fail after
about
12 months or so but it's useful if you need a quick fix.
Geoff in Oz
Received on Thu Dec 04 2003 - 19:43:13 GMT