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"They Plump When You Cook Them"
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07-23-2014, 06:55 PM
I don't reform electrolytic caps. When they are bad they are gonna' swell up and pop. At least that one would render soapy water and some aluminum shrapnel, where as the dry caps have you cleaning up gooey paper everywhere.
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"They Plump When You Cook Them" - by Phlogiston - 07-23-2014, 02:44 PM
RE: "They Plump When You Cook Them" - by morzh - 07-23-2014, 05:01 PM
RE: "They Plump When You Cook Them" - by Phlogiston - 07-23-2014, 06:55 PM
RE: "They Plump When You Cook Them" - by morzh - 07-23-2014, 07:30 PM
RE: "They Plump When You Cook Them" - by codefox1 - 07-25-2014, 12:39 PM
RE: "They Plump When You Cook Them" - by morzh - 07-25-2014, 01:28 PM



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