[ARC5] Update to Re: OLD mica condensers (and other things)

[Michael Tauson]

On the suggestion of so many here (Was that you, Carl? ;-) ), I have
done ordered a cap tester - an elder Conar 311.  It's nothing close to
the best but it's something and it has leakage test capability.  I
also picked up a cheapie RLC checker (Chinese junk but better than
nothing) to help sort out goodies.  These are in sharp contrast to a
test bench that has such classics as an LM and an OS-8.  There would
have been a ZM-11 instead but I didn't see it in time.  Next month?

As a further update, I have on the inbound period (or, in one case,
period replica) wire including Litz wire, real breadboards, center
tapped heater resistors, multi-pie RF chokes of an appropriate age, a
tonne of bitzenpieces to replenish an empty junque baux, batteries to
replace the deaders in my Panasonic Toughbooks & Fujitsu 3400 tablet
and something else but I can't remember what.

Also, I have an offer of help with the transmitting micas and another
for the variable caps.  I'll be putting up a list of the both that I
know about for sure in another post.

Guidance for a source of period resistors is still needed.  I'm going
to assume that Model D equipment (SCR-A*-183/-283 and GF/RU) is
typical so that's what I'm looking for - not the sets but the type of
components therein.  Any thoughts wuld be appreciated.

Best regards,

Michael [wh]7HG
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