"Lloyd E. Sponenburgh" wrote:

Tom Gardner fired this volley in news:mqufgp$qs1$2
@speranza.aioe.org:

Can one use two discrete caps?


Indeed. "Dual caps" are just a packaging convenience. They're
fundamentally a service problem, because if half fails, you must replace
both.

Most discrete-component television sets of the late 60s and early 70s that
ended up on a service bench could be seen to have had at least one dual cap
replaced with single-capacitor equivalents.

Lloyd


A lot of TVs at that time used three or four section 'Twistlock'
electrolytics. The most common failure was the 160 uF 250 VDC
electrolytic used in the power supply of TVs without a power
transformer. They handled a lot of ripple current, and often swelled up,
blew the vent or exploded and filled the cabinet with shredded paper and
aluminum foil.