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Richardgr · 25th Jun 2021, 4:43 pm

Hi Dorian27, I think it is safest to replace it with the recommended part, which is designed to fulfill a safety role as well as a circuit role.

Those wax capacitors will bite you one day, so it is a worthwhile exercise that you are persevering with these changes!

25th Jun 2021, 4:43 pm	#31
Richardgr Heptode Join Date: Oct 2019 Location: Täby, Sweden Posts: 702	Re: Ekco U353. Wax Capacitors. Hi Dorian27, I think it is safest to replace it with the recommended part, which is designed to fulfill a safety role as well as a circuit role. Those wax capacitors will bite you one day, so it is a worthwhile exercise that you are persevering with these changes!