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Replace mica caps in Bakelite blocks?
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The very first Philco I repaired that had cap blocks in it had one with two 110pf caps that I thought certainly must be mica with that value... so I wisely left them alone.  And when completed the radio worked great.. well, for a little while then it developed this intermittent problem that I traced to.. guess who, the only caps in a block I didn't change.  When I pulled them out of the block I found they were paper not mica.  So in this case since you don't have a visual to confirm what they are... why take a chance.. change them out.


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Replace mica caps in Bakelite blocks? - by k9uw - 09-17-2018, 12:36 AM
RE: Replace mica caps in Bakelite blocks? - by dacsman - 09-17-2018, 12:47 PM



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