06-11-2026, 10:22 PM
The rebirth of the electrolytic can went better than I expected it to. The desoldering of the lid took a mini-torch (gently) and some prying to loosen things up but it came off.
I then got the top plug of wax out (that should be useful down the road as well) but it took a bit more work to get the rest of the guts out.
The two new caps went onto a fiber board with a bit of hot glue and some wire ties and slid, almost easily, into the can. The top was then soldered back on, a quick check on the multimeter to be sure all is still good and its ready to go back into the chassis.
I then got the top plug of wax out (that should be useful down the road as well) but it took a bit more work to get the rest of the guts out.
The two new caps went onto a fiber board with a bit of hot glue and some wire ties and slid, almost easily, into the can. The top was then soldered back on, a quick check on the multimeter to be sure all is still good and its ready to go back into the chassis.
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