Am I crazy or are my capacitors growing breasts?

[2icebitn]

You look

 

[stecdose]

Hehe, this looks good

I saw these before, so I think they are made like this. Also the material is quite solid, it will break if something is growing that much.

 

[g4ugm]

Always been that shape. Either two caps in one encapsulation, or filter with some "L" in as well...

 

[2icebitn]

Damn. I was hoping that was the problem. AT & T 6300.

 

[Dwight Elvey]

Damn. I was hoping that was the problem. AT & T 6300.

No, they are suppose to look like that. These are on the port anyway and won't stop the machine from running.
Dwight

 

[Chuck(G)]

So the answer to "Am I crazy" is...?

 

[2icebitn]

The machine runs, just that it displays gobligook.

 

[Stone]

So the answer to "Am I crazy" is...?

Is that a rhetorical question?

 

[1ST1]

Olivetti used them on several boards, for example at M24/6300. This was already funny for us Olivetti apprentices some 30 years back in time.

 

[Chuck(G)]

Is that a rhetorical question?

Well, you know--if you have to ask...

 

[2icebitn]

Olivetti used them on several boards, for example at M24/6300. This was already funny for us Olivetti apprentices some 30 years back in time.

Are there easily found quality replacements?

 

[eeguru]

Rest assured your caps are not growing breasts. But once a month they will make loud shrill noises, be de-rated by half, become irritated by other resistors standing near them, and you may notice some slight leakage...

 

[1ST1]

Are there easily found quality replacements?

No idea. Do they get broken? If we would have had to replace them, then as usually for spare parts, we would have used internal spare part numbers from original service manual to make sure that we get the correct components.

 

[MxArgent]

These are a rare variant of the commonly seen electrolytic caps, known as Estradiol caps.

 

[Quagmire]

These are a rare variant of the commonly seen electrolytic caps, known as Estradiol caps.

These? https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02253173

 

[2icebitn]

You know what, I am REALLY sorry I started this thread ...

 

[Dwight Elvey]

I'm wondering why you'd want to replace them? I doubt the have failed unless the port has been struck by lightning.
Dwight

 

[MxArgent]

These? https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02253173

I'm jokin', Estriadol is a estrogen hormone supplement frequently prescribed to trans folk as part of the transitioning process.

 

[Retro Canada]

Once you see they all look like small frog heads you cannot unsee it :/

 

[Quagmire]

I'm jokin', Estriadol is a estrogen hormone supplement frequently prescribed to trans folk as part of the transitioning process.

I wouldn't know.