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Timeline for Identifying an old RF circuit

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Jul 31, 2018 at 21:41 vote accept Félix Faisant
Jul 31, 2018 at 21:41
Jul 29, 2018 at 13:03 comment added Andy aka If the 22 uF had gone high impedance also, the phase shift oscillator would have no AC 0 volts hard reference so this would also cause failure. Old skool electrolytics were never really expected to last more than ten years!
Jul 29, 2018 at 12:46 comment added Félix Faisant There is 0.2V across the 330Ω pull-up resistors, when power with 6V. So it seams fine ? I replaced a 22µF cap and the phase-shift oscillator works. I measured the leakage resistance of the old cap, and it is high enough. I have nothing to measure its capacity right now.
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Jul 28, 2018 at 21:16 comment added Félix Faisant Thanks. Given the size of the circuit, it's indeed probably radiating enough without an antenna.
Jul 28, 2018 at 18:45 history edited Andy aka CC BY-SA 4.0
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Jul 28, 2018 at 18:37 history answered Andy aka CC BY-SA 4.0