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   XPost: sci.electronics.misc   
   From: daniel47@nomail.afraid.org   
      
   John Robertson wrote on 8/7/24 4:44 pm:   
   > On 2024/07/05 9:32 p.m., vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com wrote:   
   >> Capacitors seem to be the electronic component most likely to fail.   
   >> My late EE'64 (and before that submariner) uncle used to tap them   
   >> with the back of his screwdriver to find which one failed. Most   
   >> often, they were what was wrong.   
   >>   
   > I tap electronic tubes to see if they are good, but you say he tapped   
   > capacitors? Electrolytics I guess, might show issues when tapped,   
   > like poor internal connections.   
   >   
   > Interesting hadn't really thought of that as a test for caps...   
   >   
   > John :-#)#   
      
   I'd think tapping Capacitors might show up any dry solder joints used to   
   connect the Caps into the circuit.   
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   Daniel   
      
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