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Replace mica caps in Bakelite blocks?

dacsman
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09-17-2018, 12:47 PM

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 PhilcoPhan1936 - 09-17-2018, 01:48 AM

RE: Replace mica caps in Bakelite blocks? - by morzh - 09-17-2018, 08:14 AM

RE: Replace mica caps in Bakelite blocks? - by Ron Ramirez - 09-17-2018, 09:55 AM

RE: Replace mica caps in Bakelite blocks? - by morzh - 09-17-2018, 10:28 AM

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

RE: Replace mica caps in Bakelite blocks? - by k9uw - 09-17-2018, 06:09 PM

RE: Replace mica caps in Bakelite blocks? - by k9uw - 09-19-2018, 04:08 PM

RE: Replace mica caps in Bakelite blocks? - by morzh - 09-19-2018, 04:10 PM

RE: Replace mica caps in Bakelite blocks? - by Arran - 09-21-2018, 03:30 AM

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