Short little video on common mistakes seen when recapping (replacing capacitors) vintage electronics. This would include vintage stereos, radios, equipment, CBs, ham radio receivers & transmitters, calculators, computers, you name it.
Hopefully this will provide you some tips and hints to use when you go to recap your piece of vintage gear.
Topics include:
– Mistaking Factory Glue for Leaking Capacitors
– Factory Boards and Manuals Marked Wrong
– Capacitors Installed Incorrectly
– Using Larger Capacitors Than Specified
– Buying Electrolytic Capacitors off Ebay
– Replacing Everything at Once
