So, on the subject of those dipped "orange drop" tants: they suck.? They go bad with age seemingly, because I am told, the seal is not made to last and they dry out and short. I have seen literally hundreds of these in Watkins Johnson & Microdyne radios, EIP counters, HP gear (not used often) go bad, sometimes burning and marring the circuit board. They are my first suspect when looking for shorted power supply lines.
Now, on the other hand, hermetically sealed mil type of tants seem to last forever.
I have seen stashes of the dipped type go bad, just sitting on the shelf. I will not use them and when I get some in a box of parts, I get rid of them.
True experiences, not conjecture. They have LONG outlived their economic lifetime in our gear.
