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12-13-2016, 11:18 AM
about the 1600 volt capacitor, if this is a typical home radio, a capacitor with this high voltage rating is not necessary.  if this is a transmitter or other kind of commercial gear, then maybe you need this voltage rating. sounds like someone put a buffer capacitor in the set. these were used primarily in car radios across the power transformer winding to assist in maintaining the stability of the vibrator-transformer circuit.  they may have been used in some television circuits as well 

you are safe using the 600-630 volt rating capacitors for most everything.
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paper wax caps - by Sinatra1982 - 12-11-2016, 10:50 PM
RE: paper wax caps - by Radioroslyn - 12-12-2016, 12:56 AM
RE: paper wax caps - by Sinatra1982 - 12-12-2016, 02:57 AM
RE: paper wax caps - by morzh - 12-12-2016, 08:46 AM
RE: paper wax caps - by 462ron - 12-12-2016, 03:30 PM
RE: paper wax caps - by Dennis Craft - 12-13-2016, 11:18 AM
RE: paper wax caps - by morzh - 12-13-2016, 06:41 PM
RE: paper wax caps - by klondike98 - 12-13-2016, 02:14 PM
RE: paper wax caps - by Sinatra1982 - 12-16-2016, 08:56 AM
RE: paper wax caps - by TV MAN - 12-16-2016, 11:52 AM
RE: paper wax caps - by doug-5er - 12-17-2016, 11:19 PM



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