[ARC5] Restuffing electrolytic caps - it won't work??

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Would it not be a slightly better idea to just tack the cap tub back together at 3 or 4 points versus soldering all around? If someone had to get back into it, it'd be easier to reopen. And since the soldered up tub isn't 100 percent original looking, a few tack solders don't seem much less original looking.
 

 BTW, I bought some mica sheets at a rock & gem show in case I had to remake a cap's insulating top. I probably won't need to do that, but if I ever do, I've got the material and it was inexpensive. Might be a thought for anyone who does a poor mica cutting job one day and wishes to try repairing it.

Wayne
WB4OGM

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Kenneth G. Gordon <kgordon2006 at frontier.com>
To: Arc5 <Arc5 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sun, Jun 1, 2014 2:52 pm
Subject: Re: [ARC5] Restuffing electrolytic caps - it won't work??


> My problem with this:  When drilling out the old cap guts,
> I can smell and even taste chemicals from inside them 
> which become aerosolized during the drilling.
> I have no idea what I'm breathing-in during this process,
> but I don't like it.  Anyone know if my head is going
> to turn green and fall off??

Probably. I sure as heck wouldn't do that.

BTW, I like your and Mike's method of removing the tops then soldering them 
back on.

In my attempts at doing this (restuffing), I cut around the mica, then glued it 
back in. It looks very good, but your method looks a lot easier.

As you know, I published a link to a short description, with photos, of my 
re-stuffing job on my website here some time ago.

Thanks, David.

Ken W7EKB
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