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I have an older solid state radio transceiver I want to power up but I understand that electrolytic capacitors loose their function after a long time of non-use. There are articles about reforming electrolytics, but not much is said about how long electrolytics can be unpowered before precautions need to be take on powering up again.



The equipment is non-critical, no tubes, linear power supply. It is a TenTec Argosy II amateur radio transceiver. I can replace the caps if I need to. (And, yes, I am licensed to use the radio. KD4TTC)










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    Electrolytics can also dry out...reforming can't do anything about that.
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    You should probably seek input from other users of that model on an Amateur Radio forum. The question is not really on topic here, because it is about the usage/repair of a product for which you are not providing any design information.
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    @ChrisStratton hm, maybe the question of "would the proposed procedure actually help, and does it potentially have any downsides for devices from the mid-80ies" would be more on-topic?
    $endgroup$
    – Marcus Müller
    4 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    @MarcusMüller - this kind of gear is designed to actually be maintained and has a technically aware user community. Consulting that expertise is much better than taking guesses from first principles.
    $endgroup$
    – Chris Stratton
    3 hours ago

















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I have an older solid state radio transceiver I want to power up but I understand that electrolytic capacitors loose their function after a long time of non-use. There are articles about reforming electrolytics, but not much is said about how long electrolytics can be unpowered before precautions need to be take on powering up again.



The equipment is non-critical, no tubes, linear power supply. It is a TenTec Argosy II amateur radio transceiver. I can replace the caps if I need to. (And, yes, I am licensed to use the radio. KD4TTC)










share|improve this question









$endgroup$







  • 2




    $begingroup$
    Electrolytics can also dry out...reforming can't do anything about that.
    $endgroup$
    – Toor
    5 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    You should probably seek input from other users of that model on an Amateur Radio forum. The question is not really on topic here, because it is about the usage/repair of a product for which you are not providing any design information.
    $endgroup$
    – Chris Stratton
    4 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    @ChrisStratton hm, maybe the question of "would the proposed procedure actually help, and does it potentially have any downsides for devices from the mid-80ies" would be more on-topic?
    $endgroup$
    – Marcus Müller
    4 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    @MarcusMüller - this kind of gear is designed to actually be maintained and has a technically aware user community. Consulting that expertise is much better than taking guesses from first principles.
    $endgroup$
    – Chris Stratton
    3 hours ago













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I have an older solid state radio transceiver I want to power up but I understand that electrolytic capacitors loose their function after a long time of non-use. There are articles about reforming electrolytics, but not much is said about how long electrolytics can be unpowered before precautions need to be take on powering up again.



The equipment is non-critical, no tubes, linear power supply. It is a TenTec Argosy II amateur radio transceiver. I can replace the caps if I need to. (And, yes, I am licensed to use the radio. KD4TTC)










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I have an older solid state radio transceiver I want to power up but I understand that electrolytic capacitors loose their function after a long time of non-use. There are articles about reforming electrolytics, but not much is said about how long electrolytics can be unpowered before precautions need to be take on powering up again.



The equipment is non-critical, no tubes, linear power supply. It is a TenTec Argosy II amateur radio transceiver. I can replace the caps if I need to. (And, yes, I am licensed to use the radio. KD4TTC)







power-supply capacitor damage






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    $begingroup$
    Electrolytics can also dry out...reforming can't do anything about that.
    $endgroup$
    – Toor
    5 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    You should probably seek input from other users of that model on an Amateur Radio forum. The question is not really on topic here, because it is about the usage/repair of a product for which you are not providing any design information.
    $endgroup$
    – Chris Stratton
    4 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    @ChrisStratton hm, maybe the question of "would the proposed procedure actually help, and does it potentially have any downsides for devices from the mid-80ies" would be more on-topic?
    $endgroup$
    – Marcus Müller
    4 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    @MarcusMüller - this kind of gear is designed to actually be maintained and has a technically aware user community. Consulting that expertise is much better than taking guesses from first principles.
    $endgroup$
    – Chris Stratton
    3 hours ago












  • 2




    $begingroup$
    Electrolytics can also dry out...reforming can't do anything about that.
    $endgroup$
    – Toor
    5 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    You should probably seek input from other users of that model on an Amateur Radio forum. The question is not really on topic here, because it is about the usage/repair of a product for which you are not providing any design information.
    $endgroup$
    – Chris Stratton
    4 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    @ChrisStratton hm, maybe the question of "would the proposed procedure actually help, and does it potentially have any downsides for devices from the mid-80ies" would be more on-topic?
    $endgroup$
    – Marcus Müller
    4 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    @MarcusMüller - this kind of gear is designed to actually be maintained and has a technically aware user community. Consulting that expertise is much better than taking guesses from first principles.
    $endgroup$
    – Chris Stratton
    3 hours ago







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2




$begingroup$
Electrolytics can also dry out...reforming can't do anything about that.
$endgroup$
– Toor
5 hours ago




$begingroup$
Electrolytics can also dry out...reforming can't do anything about that.
$endgroup$
– Toor
5 hours ago












$begingroup$
You should probably seek input from other users of that model on an Amateur Radio forum. The question is not really on topic here, because it is about the usage/repair of a product for which you are not providing any design information.
$endgroup$
– Chris Stratton
4 hours ago




$begingroup$
You should probably seek input from other users of that model on an Amateur Radio forum. The question is not really on topic here, because it is about the usage/repair of a product for which you are not providing any design information.
$endgroup$
– Chris Stratton
4 hours ago












$begingroup$
@ChrisStratton hm, maybe the question of "would the proposed procedure actually help, and does it potentially have any downsides for devices from the mid-80ies" would be more on-topic?
$endgroup$
– Marcus Müller
4 hours ago




$begingroup$
@ChrisStratton hm, maybe the question of "would the proposed procedure actually help, and does it potentially have any downsides for devices from the mid-80ies" would be more on-topic?
$endgroup$
– Marcus Müller
4 hours ago












$begingroup$
@MarcusMüller - this kind of gear is designed to actually be maintained and has a technically aware user community. Consulting that expertise is much better than taking guesses from first principles.
$endgroup$
– Chris Stratton
3 hours ago




$begingroup$
@MarcusMüller - this kind of gear is designed to actually be maintained and has a technically aware user community. Consulting that expertise is much better than taking guesses from first principles.
$endgroup$
– Chris Stratton
3 hours ago










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If your worried about it then get a capacitor ESR tester, deslolder a few from the board and test the values of the caps and make sure they match the markings on the package. Also test the ESR. If you can find a datasheet for the caps, then you might find nominal ESR values there or find an equivalent capacitor in that range. If the ESR values seem high then replace the caps.



If that can't be done then find the voltage of the circuit and unsolder a few and test them with a supply, if they are leaking a lot of current, then don't use them.



It's probably better to replace them anyway if there is a question, especially any caps that could have large currents flow through them.






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This was an excellent transceiver. But it is so old that the service manual used MF for uF=μF and yet UH for uH=μH.

MF is these days means millifarads not microfarads as in this unit service manual.



  1. The 100W Tx will have need of good low ESR e-caps on supply for low ripple if they need replacing.


  2. Do not operate Tx without a dummy load or antenna.


  3. Get the service manual below. or email to them for service related questions.


  4. Get a DMM to measure Vdc and Vac ripple on large caps where the ripple voltage must be << 1% of Vdc to be considered good. ( Dissipation Factor, DF at 120Hz in datasheets.)



    http://www.tentec.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Argosy_II_Model_525_Manualf933.pdf




  5. Unfortunately the service manual omitted the power supply board which is the main concern for worn out e-caps after 10 to 20 yrs with low C and high ESR values.



    • so you **want to wing it* by looking for signs of slight end-bulge and measurements or hum on Rx or Tx.

    • If everything looks OK, power it up. The only potential damage can be from pressing Tx without a load.

    • a portable RLC meter is often a good investment to verify caps out of the circuit.


    • anecdotal: When my Sanyo receiver was 15 yrs old and had spurious noise, I found one bad electrolytic or e-cap then replaced all of similar size or bigger and discover a few more were also bad. so I ordered/replaced about a dozen of them. The cost of parts are cheap from Digikey and often less than the courier cost.



Cap conditioning.



At one time Computer grade 100k uF capacitors had high leakage currents which could be conditioned by a high series R to clear up the leakage currents. This unfortunately does nothing from failed caps that suffer from high Effective Series Resistance (ESR) and low Capacitance. As others have said. it wont help.






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If your worried about it then get a capacitor ESR tester, deslolder a few from the board and test the values of the caps and make sure they match the markings on the package. Also test the ESR. If you can find a datasheet for the caps, then you might find nominal ESR values there or find an equivalent capacitor in that range. If the ESR values seem high then replace the caps.



If that can't be done then find the voltage of the circuit and unsolder a few and test them with a supply, if they are leaking a lot of current, then don't use them.



It's probably better to replace them anyway if there is a question, especially any caps that could have large currents flow through them.






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If your worried about it then get a capacitor ESR tester, deslolder a few from the board and test the values of the caps and make sure they match the markings on the package. Also test the ESR. If you can find a datasheet for the caps, then you might find nominal ESR values there or find an equivalent capacitor in that range. If the ESR values seem high then replace the caps.



If that can't be done then find the voltage of the circuit and unsolder a few and test them with a supply, if they are leaking a lot of current, then don't use them.



It's probably better to replace them anyway if there is a question, especially any caps that could have large currents flow through them.






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If your worried about it then get a capacitor ESR tester, deslolder a few from the board and test the values of the caps and make sure they match the markings on the package. Also test the ESR. If you can find a datasheet for the caps, then you might find nominal ESR values there or find an equivalent capacitor in that range. If the ESR values seem high then replace the caps.



If that can't be done then find the voltage of the circuit and unsolder a few and test them with a supply, if they are leaking a lot of current, then don't use them.



It's probably better to replace them anyway if there is a question, especially any caps that could have large currents flow through them.






share|improve this answer









$endgroup$



If your worried about it then get a capacitor ESR tester, deslolder a few from the board and test the values of the caps and make sure they match the markings on the package. Also test the ESR. If you can find a datasheet for the caps, then you might find nominal ESR values there or find an equivalent capacitor in that range. If the ESR values seem high then replace the caps.



If that can't be done then find the voltage of the circuit and unsolder a few and test them with a supply, if they are leaking a lot of current, then don't use them.



It's probably better to replace them anyway if there is a question, especially any caps that could have large currents flow through them.







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This was an excellent transceiver. But it is so old that the service manual used MF for uF=μF and yet UH for uH=μH.

MF is these days means millifarads not microfarads as in this unit service manual.



  1. The 100W Tx will have need of good low ESR e-caps on supply for low ripple if they need replacing.


  2. Do not operate Tx without a dummy load or antenna.


  3. Get the service manual below. or email to them for service related questions.


  4. Get a DMM to measure Vdc and Vac ripple on large caps where the ripple voltage must be << 1% of Vdc to be considered good. ( Dissipation Factor, DF at 120Hz in datasheets.)



    http://www.tentec.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Argosy_II_Model_525_Manualf933.pdf




  5. Unfortunately the service manual omitted the power supply board which is the main concern for worn out e-caps after 10 to 20 yrs with low C and high ESR values.



    • so you **want to wing it* by looking for signs of slight end-bulge and measurements or hum on Rx or Tx.

    • If everything looks OK, power it up. The only potential damage can be from pressing Tx without a load.

    • a portable RLC meter is often a good investment to verify caps out of the circuit.


    • anecdotal: When my Sanyo receiver was 15 yrs old and had spurious noise, I found one bad electrolytic or e-cap then replaced all of similar size or bigger and discover a few more were also bad. so I ordered/replaced about a dozen of them. The cost of parts are cheap from Digikey and often less than the courier cost.



Cap conditioning.



At one time Computer grade 100k uF capacitors had high leakage currents which could be conditioned by a high series R to clear up the leakage currents. This unfortunately does nothing from failed caps that suffer from high Effective Series Resistance (ESR) and low Capacitance. As others have said. it wont help.






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$begingroup$

This was an excellent transceiver. But it is so old that the service manual used MF for uF=μF and yet UH for uH=μH.

MF is these days means millifarads not microfarads as in this unit service manual.



  1. The 100W Tx will have need of good low ESR e-caps on supply for low ripple if they need replacing.


  2. Do not operate Tx without a dummy load or antenna.


  3. Get the service manual below. or email to them for service related questions.


  4. Get a DMM to measure Vdc and Vac ripple on large caps where the ripple voltage must be << 1% of Vdc to be considered good. ( Dissipation Factor, DF at 120Hz in datasheets.)



    http://www.tentec.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Argosy_II_Model_525_Manualf933.pdf




  5. Unfortunately the service manual omitted the power supply board which is the main concern for worn out e-caps after 10 to 20 yrs with low C and high ESR values.



    • so you **want to wing it* by looking for signs of slight end-bulge and measurements or hum on Rx or Tx.

    • If everything looks OK, power it up. The only potential damage can be from pressing Tx without a load.

    • a portable RLC meter is often a good investment to verify caps out of the circuit.


    • anecdotal: When my Sanyo receiver was 15 yrs old and had spurious noise, I found one bad electrolytic or e-cap then replaced all of similar size or bigger and discover a few more were also bad. so I ordered/replaced about a dozen of them. The cost of parts are cheap from Digikey and often less than the courier cost.



Cap conditioning.



At one time Computer grade 100k uF capacitors had high leakage currents which could be conditioned by a high series R to clear up the leakage currents. This unfortunately does nothing from failed caps that suffer from high Effective Series Resistance (ESR) and low Capacitance. As others have said. it wont help.






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$begingroup$

This was an excellent transceiver. But it is so old that the service manual used MF for uF=μF and yet UH for uH=μH.

MF is these days means millifarads not microfarads as in this unit service manual.



  1. The 100W Tx will have need of good low ESR e-caps on supply for low ripple if they need replacing.


  2. Do not operate Tx without a dummy load or antenna.


  3. Get the service manual below. or email to them for service related questions.


  4. Get a DMM to measure Vdc and Vac ripple on large caps where the ripple voltage must be << 1% of Vdc to be considered good. ( Dissipation Factor, DF at 120Hz in datasheets.)



    http://www.tentec.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Argosy_II_Model_525_Manualf933.pdf




  5. Unfortunately the service manual omitted the power supply board which is the main concern for worn out e-caps after 10 to 20 yrs with low C and high ESR values.



    • so you **want to wing it* by looking for signs of slight end-bulge and measurements or hum on Rx or Tx.

    • If everything looks OK, power it up. The only potential damage can be from pressing Tx without a load.

    • a portable RLC meter is often a good investment to verify caps out of the circuit.


    • anecdotal: When my Sanyo receiver was 15 yrs old and had spurious noise, I found one bad electrolytic or e-cap then replaced all of similar size or bigger and discover a few more were also bad. so I ordered/replaced about a dozen of them. The cost of parts are cheap from Digikey and often less than the courier cost.



Cap conditioning.



At one time Computer grade 100k uF capacitors had high leakage currents which could be conditioned by a high series R to clear up the leakage currents. This unfortunately does nothing from failed caps that suffer from high Effective Series Resistance (ESR) and low Capacitance. As others have said. it wont help.






share|improve this answer











$endgroup$



This was an excellent transceiver. But it is so old that the service manual used MF for uF=μF and yet UH for uH=μH.

MF is these days means millifarads not microfarads as in this unit service manual.



  1. The 100W Tx will have need of good low ESR e-caps on supply for low ripple if they need replacing.


  2. Do not operate Tx without a dummy load or antenna.


  3. Get the service manual below. or email to them for service related questions.


  4. Get a DMM to measure Vdc and Vac ripple on large caps where the ripple voltage must be << 1% of Vdc to be considered good. ( Dissipation Factor, DF at 120Hz in datasheets.)



    http://www.tentec.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Argosy_II_Model_525_Manualf933.pdf




  5. Unfortunately the service manual omitted the power supply board which is the main concern for worn out e-caps after 10 to 20 yrs with low C and high ESR values.



    • so you **want to wing it* by looking for signs of slight end-bulge and measurements or hum on Rx or Tx.

    • If everything looks OK, power it up. The only potential damage can be from pressing Tx without a load.

    • a portable RLC meter is often a good investment to verify caps out of the circuit.


    • anecdotal: When my Sanyo receiver was 15 yrs old and had spurious noise, I found one bad electrolytic or e-cap then replaced all of similar size or bigger and discover a few more were also bad. so I ordered/replaced about a dozen of them. The cost of parts are cheap from Digikey and often less than the courier cost.



Cap conditioning.



At one time Computer grade 100k uF capacitors had high leakage currents which could be conditioned by a high series R to clear up the leakage currents. This unfortunately does nothing from failed caps that suffer from high Effective Series Resistance (ESR) and low Capacitance. As others have said. it wont help.







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