From: cd@notformail.com   
      
   HI all,   
      
   Electrolytics of all values tend to fall under suspicion when any   
   vintage piece of equipment develops a fault. I'm just seeking a bit of   
   clarification on a couple of points:   
      
   1) Axial electros are getting really hard to find new and even my old   
   spares bin doesn't have that many to choose from. I find increasingly   
   there's no option but to replace axials with radials. This results in   
   longer lead lengths than one would like, however. Is that likely to be   
   a problem generally speaking (ignoring the issue of whether they can   
   be accommodated on a board 'expecting' axials).   
      
   2) Unused old caps ("NOS" stock). Is there any reason why one   
   shouldn't use NOS electros for repairs?  Assuming they can be reformed   
   and pass muster with an ESR meter, of course?   
      
   Yes, I know ideally you'd want to use brand new caps, but with so many   
   cheap Chinese fakes around, I'm wondering if I'd be better off using   
   NOS caps from unquestionably high-end manufacturers. Even Mouser's   
   supply chain got infected with these a while ago!   
      
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