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Originally Posted by Station X
The reason for removing these devices before applying mains power is that they have a habit of exploding when awoken from years of slumber.
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Based on the advice of the guy who sold me the TVs, it's the exploding bit was what the variac 'warming up' step was designed to avoid
Are the capacitors safe to just cut off/dispose of? The TVs haven't been used for a whlie (though I don't know exactly how long) and I'd be a bit concerned about accidentally shorting the legs with my wire cutters? Any safety tips would be appreciated.
In terms of replacing the cap, am I correct in thinking that
these are what I'm after? Is 2.2uF enough/too much?
Thanks again for all your help with this guys, really appreciate it.
Adam