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Philco 46-480 Electronic Restoration
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Philco liked using those Bakelite block capacitors across the power line for years, probably because it could do double duty as a convenient terminal strip for the power cord. I have heard that the potting in them is tougher to get out then the 1930s blocks, but not too hard.
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