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Originally Posted by Daave
Now what does a dried up electrolytic look like? I mean one 4 section vertical cap guts came out real easy (no heat) and it felt dryish but it wasn't crumbling apart. The single filter cap in the power supply on the other hand was very moist and damp and took heat to get the guts pulled out.
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They are suppose to be moist and damp. When they are dryed out thats when they fail. I suppose sometimes they are not sealed 100% and eventually dry out.