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Yeah, it is however often the RIFA RFI supression capacitor that goes pop. https://www.eevblog.com/forum/chat/old-rifa-capacitors-and-a-disaster-story/ https:/

• Johnythree 6y ago
  I have three Apple IIe's and they all needed the mains RFI caps to be replaced. However none of the other caps have failed. As an electronic serviceman I'm certain that the Capacitor plague story is a myth. Yes, there was a batch of bad caps produced for a short time, but the effect was limited. The myth is largely peddled by ebay sellers who sell kits of replacement capacitors. My experience is that more devices have been destroyed by inexperienced enthusiasts waving a soldering iron around, than those which actually had faulty capacitors.
  • Mauricebranagh 6y ago
    The Apple ][ predates that problematic area and for a lot of electronics replacing the Capacitors (Condensers) is vital. Check out Mr Calrsons Lab on YouTube which covers a lot electronics repair - Old Radios in particular have 1920's era capacitors which can cause some nasty failures