10-01-2011, 08:00 PM
Hi,
The Philco Repair bench has instructions on rebuilding those bakelite caps. It's pretty easy. there are tables also on the site that give the different values of the different units. Just get the number moulded on the case and reference it to the table. As for me, I remove the cap from the radio and mount it to a long machine screw which I mount in a vise. I cut the wires to the mounting lugs and then heat the bakelite housing with a heat gun set on medium. I gently and evenly heat the housing and then using a thin stiff wire, I insert the wire through one of the holes and push while applying heat. When the tar melts enough the whole inside will slide out. I then clean the inside of the casing and desolder what's left of the wires. You then ready to install the new caps.
Hope this helps, good luck!
Kevin
The Philco Repair bench has instructions on rebuilding those bakelite caps. It's pretty easy. there are tables also on the site that give the different values of the different units. Just get the number moulded on the case and reference it to the table. As for me, I remove the cap from the radio and mount it to a long machine screw which I mount in a vise. I cut the wires to the mounting lugs and then heat the bakelite housing with a heat gun set on medium. I gently and evenly heat the housing and then using a thin stiff wire, I insert the wire through one of the holes and push while applying heat. When the tar melts enough the whole inside will slide out. I then clean the inside of the casing and desolder what's left of the wires. You then ready to install the new caps.
Hope this helps, good luck!
Kevin
