05-30-2026, 11:33 PM
Mike;
The only time I had luck reusing old wax was if it came out of one of those tin can block condensers, I did that with one out of a Westinghouse 801. I actually used one of the original paper caps as filler inside the can, turning it 90 degrees and stuffing it in the bottom, then used old candle wax on top of the film caps, and some of the original stuff on top of that. I sort of had to as this can had a terminal board that needed some support. Trying to get old wax to fit inside a tube 1/2'' to 3/8'' wide is not easy, and that hard type used to fill the ends is near impossible to work with.
I will have to remember to try paralleling new resistors with old in some of my sets where they have drifted, I have a G.E set that is around the same age as your 140, and it's almost untouched underneath other then the filter caps, which look like 1950s era replacements.
Regards
Arran
The only time I had luck reusing old wax was if it came out of one of those tin can block condensers, I did that with one out of a Westinghouse 801. I actually used one of the original paper caps as filler inside the can, turning it 90 degrees and stuffing it in the bottom, then used old candle wax on top of the film caps, and some of the original stuff on top of that. I sort of had to as this can had a terminal board that needed some support. Trying to get old wax to fit inside a tube 1/2'' to 3/8'' wide is not easy, and that hard type used to fill the ends is near impossible to work with.
I will have to remember to try paralleling new resistors with old in some of my sets where they have drifted, I have a G.E set that is around the same age as your 140, and it's almost untouched underneath other then the filter caps, which look like 1950s era replacements.
Regards
Arran
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