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Old 26th Apr 2022, 7:37 pm   #13
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Default Re: Xbox (original) killer capacitor

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Originally Posted by Nickthedentist View Post
I'd never met a Supercap before, but I rescued a mid-80s Technics tuner from the WEEE bin a few weeks ago, and that had two in parallel. One was fine, the other had leaked badly, taking out several traces on the PCB. Repairable but not worth it for me, so I let it go back where it came from.

Thanks for the heads-up.
I had no idea supercaps had been around that long. I first started using them in the mid 2000s !
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