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Power up for 24hrs to referbish
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12-04-2017, 06:52 PM
So I’m just starting to research how to go about restoring my old 50-1724 and I have an uncle that recommended powering it up and leaving it for about 24 hours which he said will referbish the caps...has anyone ever tried this and what was your result?
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Power up for 24hrs to referbish - by Project80Pete - 12-04-2017, 06:52 PM
RE: Power up for 24hrs to referbish - by morzh - 12-04-2017, 07:14 PM
RE: Power up for 24hrs to referbish - by morzh - 12-06-2017, 05:56 PM
RE: Power up for 24hrs to referbish - by Arran - 12-07-2017, 05:26 AM
RE: Power up for 24hrs to referbish - by morzh - 12-07-2017, 08:55 AM



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