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Can you tell me about these caps?
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07-04-2015, 12:35 PM
    I'm working on an RCA 28X and have a few of these caps that I haven't seen before. I think they are 150 pica.

Are they paper? Should they be replaced? What are they called?

Thanks.
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07-04-2015, 05:15 PM
Don't think they are paper should be 500v micas. You could check it with a cap meter. Or leave it in and see if the alignment is ok. Or you could replace if you like.

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07-04-2015, 09:56 PM
As Terry said, leave them be, see if the alignment is good. If yes (likely), keep them.
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