12-31-2019, 09:48 PM
Same here. I have yet to find a non-leaky bakelite block capacitor unless it's a true mica cap (only for very small values - and then not 100% of the time).
The great thing about bakelite blocks is they look 100% original when restuffed. Much easier to deal with than restuffing cylindrical paper caps.
If you'll be doing a bunch of them I highly recommend Steve Davis's tools. There are photos in my 38-116 restoration thread:
https://philcoradio.com/phorum/showthrea...#pid150140
He sells them on eBay sometimes.
The great thing about bakelite blocks is they look 100% original when restuffed. Much easier to deal with than restuffing cylindrical paper caps.
If you'll be doing a bunch of them I highly recommend Steve Davis's tools. There are photos in my 38-116 restoration thread:
https://philcoradio.com/phorum/showthrea...#pid150140
He sells them on eBay sometimes.
