Bill Karkula wrote:
I acquired an HP1740A scope and all is well except this one capacitor described as 100uF 20V +/- 10% wet tantalum which has leaked and the electrolyte crystallized located on the timebase board. Do I need to replace it exactly or is there a newer type of capacitor that can be used as a substitute with better than or equal to characteristics of a wet tantalum? I looked around and the wet tantalums are very pricey. I know capacitor technology has come a long way and maybe someone can help save me the research.
Thank You,
Bill
_ Hi Bill,
I found good info on Tantalum capacitors here: http://www.radio-electronics.com/info/data/capacitor/tantalum-capacitor.php You can then decide where you want to go with replacing the rascal! John :-#)# -- John's Jukes Ltd. 2343 Main St., Vancouver, BC, Canada V5T 3C9 Call (604)872-5757 or Fax 872-2010 (Pinballs, Jukes, VideoGames) www.flippers.com "Old pinballers never die, they just flip out" _______________________________________________ Techtoolslist mailing list Techtoolslist@flippers.com http://seven.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/techtoolslist FTP site is: ftp://ftp.flippers.com/TTL/TestEquipment Archive site: http://seven.pairlist.net/pipermail/techtoolslist/