Chuck  wrote:   
   > On Sun, 1 Mar 2026 09:21:20 -0000 (UTC), Wu Ming > wrote:   
   >   
   >> Hello,   
   >>   
   >> Bought second hand one year ago but according to serial code plaque   
   >> fabricated 11 years ago. My bread making Unold 8695 delivered good bread   
   >> for more than one year now.   
   >>   
   >> Beginning with last week begun not switching on immediately. One minute   
   >> delay became one hour today. Text on the small display is clearly dimmed.   
   >> Last week reset itself twice along the program. Eventually being able to   
   >> complete.   
   >>   
   >> Producer amazingly has a spare “power control board”. But sales ended in   
   >> 2020 and part may be even older. I am not sure it would solve.   
   >>   
   >> I was thinking it may be an old capacitor. But I am not very good at   
   >> electronics. Suggestions? Thanks for sharing.   
   > Probably one or more electrolytic capacitors. Do you have an ESR   
   > meter?   
   >   
      
   What is the useful shelf life of electrolytic capacitors? I was wondering   
   if the - potentially already old - replacement board offered by the   
   producer would be a suitable replacement. Or fixing the existing one would   
   be the better option.   
      
   Isn’t about total cost but about keeping something useful working for much   
   longer. I could buy a new one for marginally more than fixing it.   
      
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