Re: Extending the life of a camcorder through refrigeration?

From: James Sweet (jamessweet_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 12/21/04 

Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 21:58:34 GMT

"Andy Cuffe" <baltimora@psu.edu> wrote in message
news:ut5hs0lldan95rrkl0m93f88ocsnqtdg6l@4ax.com...
> On Tue, 21 Dec 2004 16:29:05 GMT, "Doc" <docsavage20@Xhotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> >Since I just had one 8mm camcorder go bad, ostensibly due to electrolytic
> >caps going out, I wonder if there's anything that can be done to extend
the
> >life of the components. Would storing a camcorder in a thermal bag in the
> >refrigerator during periods of non-use have any obvious good or bad
effect?
> >
> >Thanks
> >
>
>
> They seem to have solved the problem that cuaed the caps to leak. I
> haven't seen wide spread SMD electrolytic failure in anything made
> recently.

Has it been long enough to know yet? When I've ordered replacement caps I
was somewhat shocked at the lifetime ratings, many of them are only rated
2-3k hours, only a couple times longer than the average life of a common
incandescent lightbulb.

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