The final backordered capacitors are installed and Sophia is reassembled. The capacitor restoration was completed on 28th April 2013.

The earlier A-Bus recap had not noticeably changed the fault. Replacing the mainboard capacitors was the breakthrough, and completing the remaining capacitor work has now brought that phase of the restoration to an end.

Here’s to another 20 years!

Isn’t she lovely?

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