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Tropic 53-960 restoration

Arran
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06-15-2018, 04:06 AM

Mike;
I've run into tubular paper caps like those before, they were made by a company called "Good All" and had some sort of putty in them that does not melt with heat. "Good All" in spite of the name, does not have a good reputation, a guy who fixes TVs on You Tube calls them "Bad All" and he lives in an area where even paper Aerovox caps seem to be good after 60 years.
I never did try soaking them in lacquer thinner, but I don't really have any equipment that used "Good All" caps as OEM components, plus they are from the 1950s and therefore too new to bother with.
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Tropic 53-960 restoration - by morzh - 05-26-2018, 05:12 PM

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RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by morzh - 05-26-2018, 08:09 PM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by Ron Ramirez - 05-26-2018, 09:28 PM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by morzh - 05-27-2018, 09:15 PM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by morzh - 05-27-2018, 09:41 PM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by Arran - 05-29-2018, 03:45 AM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by morzh - 05-29-2018, 08:01 AM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by morzh - 06-03-2018, 06:55 PM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by morzh - 06-05-2018, 10:39 PM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by Arran - 06-06-2018, 12:16 AM

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RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by morzh - 06-06-2018, 07:58 PM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by morzh - 06-06-2018, 08:41 PM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by Ron Ramirez - 06-06-2018, 09:12 PM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by morzh - 06-06-2018, 09:49 PM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by Arran - 06-07-2018, 05:25 AM

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RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by Ron Ramirez - 06-07-2018, 10:00 PM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by morzh - 06-08-2018, 06:30 PM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by morzh - 06-14-2018, 10:47 PM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by Arran - 06-15-2018, 04:06 AM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by morzh - 06-15-2018, 09:27 AM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by Arran - 06-16-2018, 03:28 AM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by morzh - 06-16-2018, 07:49 PM

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RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by KCMike - 06-17-2018, 07:13 PM

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RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by Ron Ramirez - 06-23-2018, 03:14 PM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by morzh - 06-23-2018, 03:29 PM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by Ron Ramirez - 06-23-2018, 03:44 PM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by Ron Ramirez - 06-23-2018, 03:47 PM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by morzh - 06-23-2018, 04:08 PM

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RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by morzh - 06-23-2018, 08:27 PM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by morzh - 06-24-2018, 05:58 PM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by KCMike - 06-24-2018, 07:25 PM

RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by Ron Ramirez - 06-24-2018, 07:51 PM

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RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by morzh - 06-24-2018, 08:19 PM

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RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by WyTex - 06-29-2018, 08:47 AM

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RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by WyTex - 06-29-2018, 09:35 AM

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