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38-17 can caps rebuild
Chuck Schwark
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03-10-2009, 05:04 PM
Those rectangular metal can caps can be cleaned out and re-stuffed the same way as the bakelite block caps.
Open the can tabs carefully and re-use the fiber "plate" but use new wire leads to the new caps. Glob of hot-glue will secure the cap(s).

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38-17 can caps rebuild - by Guest - 03-10-2009, 04:54 PM
Re: 38-17 can caps rebuild - by Chuck Schwark - 03-10-2009, 05:04 PM
Re: 38-17 can caps rebuild - by Guest - 03-10-2009, 05:17 PM
Re: 38-17 can caps rebuild - by Guest - 04-25-2009, 10:09 PM
Re: 38-17 can caps rebuild - by codefox1 - 04-26-2009, 09:28 AM
Re: 38-17 can caps rebuild - by Guest - 04-26-2009, 09:43 AM
Re: 38-17 can caps rebuild - by Guest - 08-30-2009, 12:33 AM
Re: 38-17 can caps rebuild - by Ron Ramirez - 08-30-2009, 11:04 AM
Re: 38-17 can caps rebuild - by Guest - 08-31-2009, 11:31 PM
Re: 38-17 can caps rebuild - by Ron Ramirez - 08-31-2009, 11:42 PM



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