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COMPONENT FAILURE
The age of the components used on the RM Nimbus range can result in component failure if they are still in use.
This is an example of a 104 Axial Ceramic Capacitor failure on a Nimbus VX/2
Exploded Capacitor
There are also situations where they fail with an internal short but show no signs
This is an example of a replaced 33uf Tantalum Capacitor on
a Nimbus PC-186 floppy controller
Replacement soldered capacitor
Information on Faulty Components
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