Extending the life of a camcorder through refrigeration?

[Big Bill]

The caps go bad because they leak. The rubber dries out with age and
leaks the electrolyte. Military and most automotive electronics use caps
that are sealed in plastic (longer life and higher useable temp range).

It's the other way around - they leak because they go bad.
The problem isn't with the cases, it's with the electrolyte itself;
the bad ones are made using an incomplete formula that was stolen by a
stupid thief.

 

[Owamanga]

The problem isn't with the cases, it's with the electrolyte itself;
the bad ones are made using an incomplete formula that was stolen by a
stupid thief.

Wow. I lean new stuff every day. The question is, does my brain need
to be filled up with stuff like this?

 

[Tim Wescott]

Wow. I lean new stuff every day. The question is, does my brain need
to be filled up with stuff like this?

No, do not fill your brain with capacitor electrolyte, either the good
stuff or the stuff missing the secret ingredient.

 

[Big Bill]

Wow. I lean new stuff every day. The question is, does my brain need
to be filled up with stuff like this?

That depends - how long do you want to retain a charge in your brain?

 

[not i]

We know not because of testing, but because we know what the problem
was. A Chinese capacitor manufacturer stole an electrolyte formula
from another Chinese capacitor manufacturer and got the wrong formula.
Now everyone is back to formulas that have been is service for many
years, so that particular problem is gone.

Someone actually believes that urban myth?