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Cap block opinion needed
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04-15-2012, 03:33 PM
(04-15-2012, 03:27 PM)DKinYORKpa Wrote:  My Philco 18 is recapped, aligned and sounds great. I did skip one bakelite block, though. It's a .00011 twin block that comes off of the secondary of the 2nd IF. Not having any 110 pfds on hand, do I just ignore this one?

I guess if it were me,I would want to do it right.
I have gotten pretty good at re-building those.
Caps are readily available.
Have a great day.
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Cap block opinion needed - by DKinYORKpa - 04-15-2012, 03:27 PM
RE: Cap block opinion needed - by murf - 04-15-2012, 03:33 PM
RE: Cap block opinion needed - by DKinYORKpa - 04-15-2012, 05:58 PM
RE: Cap block opinion needed - by vorlonwolf - 05-17-2012, 08:18 AM
RE: Cap block opinion needed - by Chuck Schwark - 05-17-2012, 08:52 AM
RE: Cap block opinion needed - by Arran - 05-17-2012, 08:09 PM



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