On Nov 20, 7:13*pm, "William Sommerwerck"
wrote:
It's true that electrolytics are among the least reliable of
components --
but they're not /that/ unreliable.
Yeah, they are. I've personally changed a couple thousand - 10x
more
than all other components combined - even mechanical wear out
parts.

Yes, but you're a service technician. I'm talking as an owner.

I also replaced a raft of them in some of my personal gear. The WORST
'lytic caps are the surface mount units which fail early and often.
Panasonic FK series are certainly better than OEM parts.

G²