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what type of capacitor should I use to replace the wax paper caps in my radio ?

I think most of us use the yellow mylar film capacitors...cheap, reliable, and small enough that they may be hidden inside the shells of the old paper capacitors if desired.

Agreed. You can get them from a number of sources, Bob's Antique Radios, justradios.com are two that come quickly to mind.

I also use a number of the radial lead types when not restuffing and when they seem to fit better. The DME-series from Mouser.com is an example.

GL,
Bill

Hi Jerm,

I get mine from http://www.radiodaze.com/ Never had a problem with them and good folks to talk to on the phone. You usually get your parts in 3 to 4 days. Like exray said there are many good places to get caps.

Terry

The tubular "yellow caps" and the molded film types will fit inside the bakelite block caps too when you re-build them:



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