01-21-2026, 11:03 AM
Since the caps are tubular, they're built by coiling the paper and foil with leads attached, inserted into a cardboard tube, sealed at both ends, then dipped in wax. Mike did what a lot of restorers do, he restuffed them by pushing out the old guts and replacing with a modern cap, sealed the ends with hot glue, then hired 50 honey bees to wax them.
Here's a link to Mike's method of restuffing the bakelite blocks:
https://philcoradio.com/library/index.ph...soldering/
He's a busy guy, swell too.
There's also a document in the Phorum library with bakelite block diagrams and part numbers.
Here's a link to Mike's method of restuffing the bakelite blocks:
https://philcoradio.com/library/index.ph...soldering/
He's a busy guy, swell too.
There's also a document in the Phorum library with bakelite block diagrams and part numbers.




