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Philco 38-4 Electrolytic Cap
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10-22-2022, 05:14 PM
I have a Philco model 38-4 and it has a 30-2200s can with a 18uf 475v electrolytic capacitor. On the bottom in the center is a tab to connect and one on the side. I need to replace it but I am not sure if the center is positive or negative. 

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10-22-2022, 08:59 PM
Center is+ the tab on the side is -.
When my pals were reading comic books
I was down in the basement in my dad's
workshop. Perusing his Sam's Photofoacts
Vol 1-50 admiring the old set and trying to
figure out what all those squiggly meant.
Circa 1966
Now I think I've got!

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10-23-2022, 08:04 PM
That is what I was thinking, thank you for confirming!
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