12-30-2018, 07:56 PM
So...have you ever seen $80 worth of mica capacitors?
If not, here's a picture.
[Image: http://philcoradio.com/images/phorum/6T2/6T2_061.jpg]
Expensive little buggers...even from Just Radios whose mica caps are about 1/2 the price of Mouser.
Enough to take care of the 6T2 and an RCA C15-3, plus some left over.
This afternoon I replaced every mica cap in the 6T2 that had not yet been replaced. The results:
[Image: http://philcoradio.com/images/phorum/6T2/6T2_062.jpg]
[Image: http://philcoradio.com/images/phorum/6T2/6T2_063.jpg]
It still plays well. I'll realign it on New Year's Day (I have to work tomorrow ).
Incidentally, none of the other mica caps had any cracks although a couple were bulging slightly.
If not, here's a picture.
[Image: http://philcoradio.com/images/phorum/6T2/6T2_061.jpg]
Expensive little buggers...even from Just Radios whose mica caps are about 1/2 the price of Mouser.
Enough to take care of the 6T2 and an RCA C15-3, plus some left over.
This afternoon I replaced every mica cap in the 6T2 that had not yet been replaced. The results:
[Image: http://philcoradio.com/images/phorum/6T2/6T2_062.jpg]
[Image: http://philcoradio.com/images/phorum/6T2/6T2_063.jpg]
It still plays well. I'll realign it on New Year's Day (I have to work tomorrow ).
Incidentally, none of the other mica caps had any cracks although a couple were bulging slightly.
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Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN