Is “reforming” Electrolytic Capacitors necessary?
Hi, —————- Note: Before posting this thread I did a search and found a couple of posts which mentioned the use of a “variac.” I don’t have such equipment, and my question is a bit more specific. (Please read) ————— I bought a pair of Heathkit AA-13 Mono Amps. They need new capacitors, so I bought new stock with the exception of two, which are NOS (“New Old Stock”). The NOS is a 40-40-20 Twist Prong Capacitor which I feel very lucky to have found. I was about to give up and try rebuilding my old Twist Prong Caps with new Electrolytic “guts.” Then I stumbled onto a web site in Nebraska that listed the very part I needed. They are the only place on Earth that had them (unless I just don’t know where to look). The original stock was 40-40-20 at 350 volts (at 40 ohms) and 450 volts (at 20 ohms). The new Twist Prong caps are rated at 500 volts at all three terminals. Anyway, while reading about replacing Electrolytic Capacitors, I read a couple of articles about the need
