[EdHolland]

Russ - I won't place any original electrolytic caps back in this receiver. I sprung for the Hayseed kit and am glad I took this route - extracting the old cans is fiddly enough that the added effort of restuffing them on top of it all is not a welcome thought. If there were one or two, I might have considered it, but with four to deal with, plus figuring out how to squeeze new caps in, it was an easy choice.

The new parts are configured as mechanically identical replacements, with the added bonus that the temp and voltage ratings are improved over the original caps.

I wondered about reforming, just out of curiosity, and am prepared to do the experiment with absolutely no intention of re-using the components. At least one of the cans I replaced has obviously bad sections, even using the (low voltage) capacitance tester.

Cheers

Ed