PMFBI, but I found this thread pretty interesting. Are you saying that
the 'lytics in this set are notorious, or of this brand, or in general?


In general they're a common failure, for a while it was really bad due
to counterfeit electrolyte circulating.

What is it about an electrolytic that would make it fail at room
temperature but work OK when hot? I thought the can-types were just a
couple of long sheets of aluminum foil w/ an insulator between?
Thanks.


I don't know why, but that's the usual failure mode, they dry up and the
ESR increases. Cold temperature also causes it to increase so they tend
to act up first when cold, then they dry up further and don't work
anymore at all.