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Originally Posted by Jeffhs
The electrolytics in your TV are nothing short of amazing, if they have lasted 67 years and are still going strong -- especially if the set was used daily from 2006 to 2011. In most TVs, these capacitors would have failed (shorted, leaky, etc.) by now. What is the secret, if any, to your set's original electrolytics having lasted this long?
That your TV itself is still working is amazing as well, especially after 67 years. Are you using this set as a video monitor for games, a computer, etc., or, if you are still watching TV with it, are you using a DTV converter or a cable box?
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I used to use it for OTA TV back when analog was still on, then I switched over to just the VCR and DVD. I don't know what the secret is, I just let them charge on a capactor tester and bump the voltage up when they test no leakage at that voltage.
Most of my test equipment is running the original electrlytic cans as well and it's all 1950's early 60's gear.
The newest gear on my bench is a B&K Television Analyst 1076.
Sets I've pulled out of damp garages and basements seem to be the ones that have bad electolytic cans. They'll start gassing around the terminal pins. I guess the moisture gets in there with time.