28 Aug
2019
28 Aug
'19
10:07 a.m.
While getting ready to order some Kemet caps from Digi-key (same P/N
posted earlier), I noticed they all had "RIFA" on them. Is this a big
OOPS to order them, or would they be okay?
I tend to prefer fixing something once :).
Marvin
28 Aug
28 Aug
10:12 a.m.
On Wed, Aug 28, 2019 at 6:07 PM Marvin Johnston via cctalk
<cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
While getting ready to order some Kemet caps from Digi-key (same P/N
posted earlier), I noticed they all had "RIFA" on them. Is this a big
OOPS to order them, or would they be okay?
I tend to prefer fixing something once :).
Some people avoid RIFA capacitors, I don't...
A Model 4 is going to be over 30 years old now. And (I assume) the
original capacitors
have been fine up until now. So if the replacements last as long I'll
be fixing it again in
another 30 years. I can live with that.
-tony
10:37 a.m.
I had the cover off one of the newer style Model 12/16B/6000 floppy
expansion units (nicknamed "The Toaster"). As my wife walked by one
of the Rifa caps blew and a fragment hit her shin. She was not
happy. Mostly from the flash and loud pop. It also scared the cat
that was sitting on a chair beside me.
--
Eric Dittman
11:30 a.m.
On Aug 28, 2019, at 1:12 PM, Tony Duell via cctalk
<cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
Some people avoid RIFA capacitors, I
don't...
A Model 4 is going to be over 30 years old now. And (I assume) the
original capacitors
have been fine up until now. So if the replacements last as long I'll
be fixing it again in
another 30 years. I can live with that.
-tony
My sentiments exactly. Plus it keeps it more original.
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