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Well, I remembered that for 10 plus years I have had my AK33 (or 40, forgot; Kirk still owes me the cabinet) that had all the tubes in it. The UX201A.
I decided I'd get them tested.
When Istarted looking for them, I realized those I tested before, a couple of weeks ago or so, were them.
And the tubes John sent me were the ones I forgot about.
So I have two sets of working 201A.


Now back to the capacitor.
The heat-n-shake technique did work, though this time it was more of a "heat-n-whack." And then I had to jam a screwdriver inside and do "heat-n-pry". Then I had to clean up the table from the wax that, while looking white, landed as pink.
But the cap is opened. The cover will have to be straightened out and then re-soldered, which is fine. No creases means no unsmoothability. Is there such word, "unsmoothability?" I have just come up with it. Who knows, maybe this is what I will be remembered by after I'm gone.