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Have a PC that seems to be flaking out? Open it up and look for
capacitors with bulgy tops.

No single manufacturer seems to be guilty of this. I have had
one electronics type tell me that electrolytic capacitors all have
a finite lifetime anyhow but they are far cheaper so everyone uses
them. So don't expect any board to last 100 years in operation just
some will last longer than others.

> > Anyway, I seemed to remember someone on this list bemoaning poor quality
> > components in computers, and now I can testify to it.


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