bryanska wrote:
It's not a good idea to dissect electrolytic capactiors. They have
nasty

chemicals inside them.


Still, if the center is lighter-colored than the outer layers, is this
a symptom of a leaky cap?



Are we talking electrical leakage or physical electrolyte leakage? The
brown stuff could be electrolyte, or it could simply be glue used to
support the large capacitors.