[ARC5] bathtub cap restoration
Kenneth G. Gordon
kgordon2006 at frontier.com
Sat Jun 21 13:35:57 EDT 2014
On 21 Jun 2014 at 2:14, WA5CAB--- via ARC5 wrote:
> One minor (well, OK, nitpicking) comment on this thread. A bathtub
> capacitor is either square or rectangular and looks vaguely like an inverted
> antique bathtub. And the terminals are mounted individually to the body, not to
> the flat removable surface. I don't think there is a generally accepted term
> for the cylindrical capacitors common to the A.R.C. built Type K derived
> equipment. I've heard them referred to as "flower pot", although flower pots
> don't generally have feet and they don't have lids. Chamber pot? Small crock
> pot???
I prefer "can-cap" or even "canned-cap".
Ken W7EKB
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