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Bakelite capacitor holders
Eric Smith
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05-18-2016, 09:24 PM
Can anyone explain why Philco used bakelite containers for their capacitors? I have never understood the logic of that because it makes replacing those capacitors far more difficult than I think it needs to be.
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Bakelite capacitor holders - by Eric Smith - 05-18-2016, 09:24 PM
RE: Bakelite capacitor holders - by morzh - 05-18-2016, 10:24 PM
RE: Bakelite capacitor holders - by Steve Davis - 05-18-2016, 11:35 PM
RE: Bakelite capacitor holders - by Ron Ramirez - 05-19-2016, 06:09 AM
RE: Bakelite capacitor holders - by klondike98 - 05-19-2016, 08:03 AM
RE: Bakelite capacitor holders - by Eric Smith - 05-19-2016, 04:07 PM
RE: Bakelite capacitor holders - by morzh - 05-19-2016, 08:31 AM
RE: Bakelite capacitor holders - by Ron Ramirez - 05-19-2016, 08:40 AM
RE: Bakelite capacitor holders - by morzh - 05-19-2016, 08:47 AM



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