From: legg@nospam.magma.ca   
      
   On Tue, 23 Jul 2024 17:34:45 +0100, Cursitor Doom    
   wrote:   
      
   >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!   
      
   NOS electrolytics should be re-formed before re-use.   
      
   This is a standard requirement for parts approaching end of   
   shelf-life.   
      
   RL   
      
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