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Refugee · 24th Nov 2020, 11:32 pm

Those capacitor leads look like they are hard up against the edge of the can and in hot conditions could work their way through the sleeve to contact the edge electrically.

24th Nov 2020, 11:32 pm	#8
Refugee Dekatron Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Worksop, Nottinghamshire, UK. Posts: 5,554	Re: Motorola 251 8 Track Motor Resistor Burn Out! Those capacitor leads look like they are hard up against the edge of the can and in hot conditions could work their way through the sleeve to contact the edge electrically.