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microwaving... not cool...
i've done it to a few capacitors before, that were in an old storebox i thought i'd never use again and ended up in the garage for a few years (never did get around to chucking them). Usually, caps go 'dry' (internally) after some years.. but these were the opposite.. damp as hell and there was signs of them having got moisture inside.. which could be a prob..
I needed one or two late on a Sunday night to test a 'blackbox' out with - so i ended up with these things sitting in microwave proof container.. and i ran them for about 10 secs on max power (an 850W unit), and then took them out.
They reacted fine.. go the project proven.. then were desoldered and binned -- i aint stupid enough to risk using them in a working day-to-day box.. and replacements put in on the Monday.
Don't do as i did, it was desperate measures, usually it's a damn good way to fry components...
FG
*ps.. set the power level and time right, and a M/Wave is a damn good print dryer.. as my large collection of b/w prints .. photos to the people who dont remember chemical photography ... proves - yeah, my tutor in the fine art of pro photography gave me an earbashing about it... but his warnings of the pictures fading after no time at all aint come to light yet.. 10 years later..*
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