Does the electrolyte change? If not then it apparently doesn't eat up the capacitor foil. Do new caps smell like fish if you open them? Do toilets flush lefthanded in Australia? Dominic DiLeo Atlantic TV Freeport, Maine ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ Have to give him credit for trying. Now if we see a camcorder with capacitors leaking electrolyte we just give it back to the customer. If you dont replace them all it will just keep coming back over and over. Also the electrolyte causes traces to be eaten up and thru holes to be eaten up. The electrolyte goes under chip parts and ICs or even into the pcb material itself and and causes all sorts of mischief. Live and learn! I prefer to learn from other peoples mistakes but sometimes I just have to make my own. Jerry Silverman Greentron Inc 4 Newland Ave Greenville SC 29609 864 232 3889 Fax 271 2080 ***************************************************************************** CHECK OUT THE NEW CHATROOM! Just login and click on chat! http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.htm The Tech Address Book: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/contact.htm Add a Repair Tip Here, or Change/Remove your Email Address: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.htm Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Lost your Login Info?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/