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Wes[_2_] Wes[_2_] is offline
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Default long term reliablity computer boards

cavelamb wrote:

One of the long term storage problems you'll face is that electrolytic
capacitors will eventually dry out and fail.


A few episodes back, Steve Gibson was talking about his collection of PDP's. One of the
issues with firing them up was the capacitors. Some caps can be reformed.

http://www.vmars.org.uk/capacitor_reforming.htm


Wes