[QuadList] Colortec board 12 capacitor corrosion

[C. Park Seward]

Interesting photo, Larry. I thought on the shelf that kind of damage could not happen. 

Time to check the spares!

Best,
Park

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On Nov 10, 2012, at 2:40 PM, L.E. Odham wrote:

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> Hi all,
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> I had a interesting Saturday afternoon repairing board #12 from one of the 1011 colortecs here.
> A couple of the 270 uf mercury electrolytic capacitors had leaked over a period of time and the electrolyte had dissolved every bit of copper clad it came into contact with.
> It wasn't in a machine at this time, thank goodness. It had been sitting quietly on the shelf a number of years as a 'spare'???
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> An ugly mess indeed....
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> photo attached
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> Larry Odham
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