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More recapping today, a couple more stick caps that were just singles. Also did a dual 8 uF electrolytic that was housed in a wax coated cardboard box. Here's the sequence of original box, opened up box with the guts out (just a little heat gun action to soften the wax is required) and then the box back together with two new electrolytics stuffed in there.
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RE: Crosley 173 - by klondike98 - 05-06-2020, 11:52 PM
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