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Default Reshaping aluminium cans

Jim Wilkins wrote in message
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On Sep 4, 3:29 am, "N_Cook" wrote:
For old electronic equipment it is a common thing to do is restuff the

outer
can of failed dual electrolytic capoacitors , ...


New caps come packaged in perfectly good cans, why do you have to
stuff them into the old one?

jsw

I agree, if it was mine I'd replace with 2 separate capactitors as plenty of
space . But others have a thing about original parts especially with the
date July 1975 on it, probably adds monetary value to these things , modern
stuff reduces value apparently