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Old '''epoxy-enclosed X-class filter capacitors''' used in mains filter circuits have a habit of failing. | Old '''epoxy-enclosed X-class filter capacitors''' used in mains filter circuits have a habit of failing. | ||
The problem is not Tektronix specific – a great variety of equipment from the 1970s to the 1990s such as computers, printers, stereos etc. are affected, typically those with switch-mode power supplies. | The problem is not Tektronix specific – a great variety of equipment from the 1970s to the 1990s such as computers, printers, TVs/stereos etc. are affected, typically those with switch-mode power supplies. | ||
[[File:Failed RIFA capacitors.jpg|thumb|right|350px]] | [[File:Failed RIFA capacitors.jpg|thumb|right|350px]] |