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@ret.furry.engineer.ap.brid.gy
Half-fox, half-wolf, half-engineer. Into electronics, radio & software. (Very) amateur radio operator. Talk to me about TETRA V+D. Talks about NSFW stuff sometimes […]

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@stuartl yeah, anything above about 50V starts to get worrisome for me. Low impedance sources even more so.
February 13, 2026 at 8:50 PM
So, Japanese, basically 🇯🇵
February 13, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Nichicon, Nippon Chemi-Con, Panasonic, Rubycon...
February 13, 2026 at 7:24 PM
February 13, 2026 at 7:16 PM
@philpem I get the feeling these were maybe made specially for IFR for this bit of test gear? Unsure.
February 13, 2026 at 7:02 PM
My rather analog approach to recaps.
February 13, 2026 at 6:57 PM
The board! Now to take an inventory of all the caps and order replacements. Anything else I should look at?
February 13, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Yes I am a coward. Hate HV stuff.
February 13, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Success
February 13, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Discharged (well, nothing happened but it’s been off for months)… can’t get the anode cap off though.
February 13, 2026 at 6:27 PM
I feel like Bjork rn
February 13, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Back when we… y’know… made shit.

Ngl this thing is a bit scary.
February 13, 2026 at 6:04 PM
@WooShell yeah I gave up and just bought a bog standard PVC one from a reputable brand.
February 12, 2026 at 1:30 PM