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Electrolytic restuffing/internals
bridkarl
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9 hours ago
I have an issue on a non-Philco radio which I expect to run into on a whole set of Philcos and others.

I have an 8mf screw mounted steel can filter capacitor. Putting new caps underneath is an issue because of space.

What I’ve seen is someone cutting the cap with a tube cutter, restuffing the cap, and closing off the cap top with a panel plug. You end up with a shorter but functional cap that fits per original installation.

Can anyone describe what I’ll find inside the cap? Is it reasonable to think I could be able to do this or is there some issue with these caps that would be a problem? I figure I’ll ask before I take the trouble to cut this apart.


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