If your question is on the level, I would say your customers will definitely find themselves on a journey upon the proverbial excremental tributary, without the proper means of manual propulsion! '<(;o) Ty (Ups, almost forgot!) Tiberius Kraemer Blue Star Electronics 3312 Silverton Rd. NE Salem, Oregon, 97303-2753 Phone: 503 391 1491 ty1K@xxxxxxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: <MDileo0000@xxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2003 1:11 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Capacitor Question > 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/ ***************************************************************************** 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/