recaping

[Harley Miller]

I get the 630V yellow axial caps from JustRadio in Canada. I usually pull
the insides out of the old wax tubulars and replace them with the yellow
caps, then seal up the ends with the brown hot glue. Looks original when you
get done. I don't try to match the original voltage rating, just buy all
630V. JustRadio has good electrolytics and other good restoration components
also. No pecuniary connection, just a happy customer.

Harley L. Miller

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Glen Zook" <gzook at YAHOO.COM>
To: <BOATANCHORS at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV>
Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 6:39 PM
Subject: Re: [BOATANCHORS-TEMPE] recaping


> Mouser ( http://www.mouser.com ) has all sorts of 400
> volt orange drops.
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> Now the values these days follow the same pattern as
> resistors.  For example, instead of using a .2 mfd the
> "new" value is .22 mfd.  However, the actual value of
> the capacitor is going to be much closer on average
> due to the closer tolerances of the "modern" versions.
>
> Glen, K9STH
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> --- ken brandt <wa0rrz at SBCGLOBAL.NET> wrote:
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> I am replacing all the old wax caps in a 1930s radio
> and haveing troubles finding caps with a 400 volt
> rateing.any  good sources for the higher rated caps.
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> Glen, K9STH
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> Website:  http://k9sth.com
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