12 Jun
2016
12 Jun
'16
12:31 p.m.
The ones I have seen are metalised paper and do have a deserved
reputation for being antisocial. They split open and emit clouds of
evil-smelling magic smoke.
Yep. Famous here in the UK for being used in every single Acorn BBC Micro
PSU (also ASTEC) plus a lot of monitors and TVs of that era. Classrooms all
over the land with that oh-so-familiar smell. Also my kitchen on Monday
night. Exact modern replacements are roughly ukp2 each from
Farnell which is half
the price of some ebay chancers, some other reading I was doing suggested
EVOX/KEMET or WIMA so that'll do me.
I think I would go for those.
Actually, while we all moan about the original RIFA ones, they have lasted
over 30 years in most cases. I don't think that's too bad. If the replacements
last as long then I won't complain.
-tony