The PHILCO Phorum

Do these cough drop looking caps have any reputation for being bad or good?

And I found a little surprise.
The pictures are out of order. I still can't get it right.

UFO  

Since this thread is about an RCA radio, it has been moved to Other Radios (Non-Philco).

And to answer your question about the mica cap - The "cough drop" mica caps can and do go bad. They are often cracked open, or swelled up and about to crack open. Replacement is the cure.

I had some bad mica caps in my RCA 6T2, and I just replaced all of them as it did not have that many.

I have a 28X5 look similar, different dial. 

Good luck. 

Paul

I have an 18T which I restored. It is very similar to yours, just a few years older, just before WW2. check the schematics, they are practically the same. They even look like siblings.

+1 Ron.
Some of those mica caps are dependent on the casing to keep the capacitance @ a fixed value. If it's cracked I'd replace it.
I fixed up an 18T a while back.  https://www.flickr.com/photos/42774321@N08/4508825569/  The spkr isn't so hot but set plays well.
I don't think the 18T has a bias cell. Did have rubber wire best I remember.

GL

Yes, the 18T is filled with rubber wiring, and is a real pain in the a** to redo since a lot of it is tight in and something of a rats nest. You have my sympathy if the 28T is the same.