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Old 8th Mar 2023, 4:57 pm   #1
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Sorry if I have failed to locate it, but didn't we have a thread for logging our duffest capacitors?
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Sorry if I have failed to locate it, but didn't we have a thread for logging our duffest capacitors?
Yes: https://www.vintage-radio.net/forum/...ad.php?t=98964

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Old 8th Mar 2023, 5:22 pm   #3
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Default Re: Capacitors of shame thread?

Any cap with Hunts written on it tops the bill; falling apart or dripping wax, and leaky (very).
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Old 8th Mar 2023, 5:37 pm   #4
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Sorry if I have failed to locate it, but didn't we have a thread for logging our duffest capacitors?
Yes: https://www.vintage-radio.net/forum/...ad.php?t=98964

"Other threads may be available"
Sorry I should have been more explicit and said 'open thread'.
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Old 8th Mar 2023, 5:53 pm   #5
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