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Created page with "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, etc. are affected, typically those with switch-mode power supplies. thumb|right|350px The most infamous brand of capacitor exhibiting this issue is '''RIFA's PME series'''. These are epoxy-encapsulated meta..."
(Created page with "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, etc. are affected, typically those with switch-mode power supplies. thumb|right|350px The most infamous brand of capacitor exhibiting this issue is '''RIFA's PME series'''. These are epoxy-encapsulated meta...")
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