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Topic: Electrolytic caps: Never buy 'lytics from a manufacturer whose name starts with an "X". Almost all Chinese company names start with "X". The parts are cheaper. Buy only Japanese, such as Nichicon, or Panasonic. Or any Japanese co. Try to buy 105 degree parts. 'lytics fail by drying out. Therefor higher temp parts last longer, and quality sealed parts, ditto. Ten or twenty years ago, people were cleaning PCB's with fluerines. They leaked past the wire leeds on "lytics and quickly destroyed the cap. So epoxy end seals were invented. They work, but usually cost a penny more. If you look under your caps and you see black epoxy, instead of rubber, you know why. Chinese resistors start with "X" but they are fine, and now may be your only source!
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