> More specifically, from experience, I suspect that it's an
> electrolytic capacitor at fault; they're nasty, leaky things and are
> very common, particularly in power supplies. They're generally used
> for smoothing and noise reduction. When they fail it is often
> possible to see signs of bulg
On Fri, 17 Jun 2016 22:35:42 +0100
Richard Melville wrote:
> > On 15 June 2016 at 02:11, Bruce Dubbs wrote:
> >
> >> I talked to some techs today and thy said it was probably a capacitor
> >> problem in the power supply. If disconnected for an extended time, they
> >> lose some of their proper