On Monday, 13 November 2017 15:15:55 UTC, Frank wrote:
On Sun, 12 Nov 2017 14:46:06 -0600, Foxs Mercantile wrote:
On 11/12/2017 2:38 AM, Frank wrote:
Seems likely your capacitor was clipped out by an experienced
serviceman a few decades ago.

Any "technician" that would clip a part, and leave it hanging, rather
than replace it is NOT an experienced serviceman. He's a hack.

OK, he's an experienced hack. I'm sure more than one serviceman was
snipping out potentially troublesome, yet non-essential, caps back in
yesteryear.

And I'm sure some customers back then would call the BBB, if not the
State's Attorney, if the radio repair man replaced a cap before it had
gone up in smoke.

He probably did what was appropriate at the time. Expectations and what's considered correct do change.


NT