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ricard · 18th Aug 2019, 10:25 pm

It's strange how the real fault always appears to be something else than originally envisaged! Good to hear it's working fine now and that no other damage was caused!

As I side note, I don't think I've ever had to replace a component in a Tandberg 14 or 15 (not that I've seen that many, but it's certainly more than 5 although perhaps not more than 10 at this stage). Rifa paper caps are known for their shoddy quality in terms of electric leakage and the way the package cracks with age, but I've not heard any such generic rumors about their electrolytics. Of course, electrolytics do age, which is one reason some people recommend replacing them, on the other hand, on a machine that's not really intended as a HiFi device, the degradation in performance (compared to other parameters) is under normal conditions rather minimal. And as your story does make clear, recapping is not without risks.

18th Aug 2019, 10:25 pm	#8
ricard Octode Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Lund, Sweden Posts: 1,632	Re: Tandberg Series 15. No sound on playback position. help please It's strange how the real fault always appears to be something else than originally envisaged! Good to hear it's working fine now and that no other damage was caused! As I side note, I don't think I've ever had to replace a component in a Tandberg 14 or 15 (not that I've seen that many, but it's certainly more than 5 although perhaps not more than 10 at this stage). Rifa paper caps are known for their shoddy quality in terms of electric leakage and the way the package cracks with age, but I've not heard any such generic rumors about their electrolytics. Of course, electrolytics do age, which is one reason some people recommend replacing them, on the other hand, on a machine that's not really intended as a HiFi device, the degradation in performance (compared to other parameters) is under normal conditions rather minimal. And as your story does make clear, recapping is not without risks.