Building Old Kits??

[Greg Beat]

I believe he was referring to a technique used by restorators, such as this
one for paper capacitors:

http://www.earlytelevision.org/capreplace.html

or Electrolytic
http://www.knology.net/~wewilson/filter_capacitors.htm

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Neil Morrison" <neilsmorr at HOTMAIL.COM>
To: <HEATH at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV>
Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 7:53 PM
Subject: Re: Building Old Kits??


> I guess you could hot glue the old parts on top but I would only do
> this on an old tube radio or similar. Heath would have used 'newer'
> parts if it was cost effective, so it does no harm to substitute film
> resistors or modern caps.
>
> Neil
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Malcolm Leonard" <radiorepair at MINDSPRING.COM>
>
>
> Hi,
> I am not the guy who posted the original question..I just answered
> it...but what "board" do you mean?These probably don't have circuit
> boards(although some kits from that era did have to a certain extent)
> But,most boards won't allow two sets of parts;one on top and one on
> the bottom.Even if they did you would porobably play havoc with
> circuit characteristics by installing extra inductances,etc,stray
> capacity,etc.
> How do you fasten the old caps to the top and how do you fit the
> whole extra thick mess inside the cabinet afterward?
>
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