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Re-building backelite capacitors
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11-19-2011, 11:09 PM
Today finished re-stuffing all the bakelites.

When I replaced the last one, number 8, the one with 250 Ohm resistor and 0.05uF cap, all started sounding quite a bit better.

The cap was giving me a weird reading - it would start with 0.06uF on on polarity, then, if re-polarized, would read 0.370uF and when put back to the first polarity, read 0.13uF. If disconnected from the meter and given time to discharge, it would fall back to 0.06uF.

I had two caps acting in this way out of five of them. I am not sure of the electrical mechanism behind it, and it is not important. Just interesting.
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Re-building backelite capacitors - by morzh - 11-18-2011, 10:34 PM
Re: Re-building backelite capacitors - by Arran - 11-19-2011, 01:33 AM
Re: Re-building backelite capacitors - by morzh - 11-19-2011, 03:42 PM
Re: Re-building backelite capacitors - by morzh - 11-19-2011, 11:09 PM
Re: Re-building backelite capacitors - by etech - 11-20-2011, 11:44 AM
Re: Re-building backelite capacitors - by morzh - 11-20-2011, 08:17 PM



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