Pio caps:

brianco · 2nd December 2009, 10:49 AM

A tip I think is well worth consideration; this came from an old hand at working with PIO caps in tubed audio circuits.

As many PIO caps are anything but freshly made (and most have been sitting around for quite a long time), it is probable that the oil content has gravitated to the lowest side/end of the cap - depending on the storage position. My contact advised cooking them in an oven - with frequent rolling, especially as they cool down again to room temperature. This should redistribute the oil content more evenly.

Just an idea which you may find beneficial.

QSerraTico_Tico · 2nd December 2009, 10:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brianco

A tip I think is well worth consideration; this came from an old hand at working with PIO caps in tubed audio circuits.

As many PIO caps are anything but freshly made (and most have been sitting around for quite a long time), it is probable that the oil content has gravitated to the lowest side/end of the cap - depending on the storage position. My contact advised cooking them in an oven - with frequent rolling, especially as they cool down again to room temperature. This should redistribute the oil content more evenly.

Just an idea which you may find beneficial.

Nonsence!

oshifis · 2nd December 2009, 06:53 PM

Frying them in oil is the right treatment

Magura · 2nd December 2009, 07:21 PM

Hey guys, this is not even funny.

Now what do you think happens, when some person, puts a few PIO caps in an oven at 225C ?

Suggesting to boil them in oil, without making it obvious that it was a joke, is perhaps even more unfortunate.

Magura

brianco · 3rd December 2009, 12:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Magura

Hey guys, this is not even funny.

Now what do you think happens, when some person, puts a few PIO caps in an oven at 225C ?

Suggesting to boil them in oil, without making it obvious that it was a joke, is perhaps even more unfortunate.

Magura

Thank you Magura....I should have checked this over in preview before posting.

I SHOULD have made it clear that the temperature needs to be 35-say 40C.

I SHOULD have also said that 20 minutes is enough.

I SHOULD NOT have used the verb "cook"!

2nd December 2009, 10:49 AM	#1
brianco diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Scottish Borders - Kelso; on the famous Tweed River!	Pio caps: A tip I think is well worth consideration; this came from an old hand at working with PIO caps in tubed audio circuits. As many PIO caps are anything but freshly made (and most have been sitting around for quite a long time), it is probable that the oil content has gravitated to the lowest side/end of the cap - depending on the storage position. My contact advised cooking them in an oven - with frequent rolling, especially as they cool down again to room temperature. This should redistribute the oil content more evenly. Just an idea which you may find beneficial.

2nd December 2009, 07:21 PM	#4
Magura diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Denmark, Viborg	Hey guys, this is not even funny. Now what do you think happens, when some person, puts a few PIO caps in an oven at 225C ? Suggesting to boil them in oil, without making it obvious that it was a joke, is perhaps even more unfortunate. Magura __________________ Everything is possible....to do the impossible just takes a little while longer. www.class-a-labs.com

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oshifis diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Budapest, Hungary	Frying them in oil is the right treatment

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