"Most" of those whom I asked about the oil filled cap said leave it alone if not leaking. I cannot recall what Nick England said when I asked on the Boatanchors list.?
I asked my ham friend who is about 45 years into his ham career, who is a big Collins guy and other radios and knows his way around and is a retired industrial electrician (steel works) and he said leave it..he is not aware of any issues usually arising.
So.... one CAN replace the thing with good new standard electrolytics and balancing resistors (if I could figure THAT out... but I can plead stupid do my ham friend and ask....).
Generally for now I intend to leave both of my rigs as is and keep and eye out (yeah, big heavy thing with a big cover on the bottom with 120 screws or something like that holding it on..).
Terry at D Labs (see his You Tube) developed a board with caps etc. as a replacement but my two queries to him on cost/availability went unanswered. Minus the handy board I can buy caps to do the same thing as he did ... I just have to (I say again) play dumb and ask my friend about balancing. I have no shame!! He has helped me many times very cheerfully.
Brian VE3HI
