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Badpuppy · 10-30-2019, 09:30 AM

Capacitors need to be tested removed from the circuit. For a lot less than the price of a decent tester (that you wouldn't use a lot) you can replace all the caps you suspect. Of course, I mean the through-hole type; the surface-mount boards are intended to be throwaways. Swollen caps often mean something else in the circuit has drifted out of spec with age. May be time for a new printer.

10-30-2019, 09:30 AM	#5
Badpuppy Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Guthrie, OK Posts: 1,144	Re: Non Model "A" Electrical Question Capacitors need to be tested removed from the circuit. For a lot less than the price of a decent tester (that you wouldn't use a lot) you can replace all the caps you suspect. Of course, I mean the through-hole type; the surface-mount boards are intended to be throwaways. Swollen caps often mean something else in the circuit has drifted out of spec with age. May be time for a new printer.