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Porcelain insulators subjected to long-term d.c. stress at temperatures in the region of 100?C have been found to suffer a deterioration in their surface vacuum breakdown strength. The letter details some preliminary investigations into this `electrolytic aging? effect, and, in particular, the effects of voltage reversal are described.