In article <4CAE45C0.5070807 at brouhaha.com>,
Eric Smith <eric at brouhaha.com> writes:
The oxide layer can be "reformed" by
application of a limited current to
the capacitor.
Yeah, but this isn't what occurs when you just power on the device.
The claim was made that running the device regularly keeps it in
operating condition and that *not* running the device regularly
accelerates the deterioriation.
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