[ARC5] BC-AN-229 Follies, part 4

[Tim Des]

>*All* of the capacitors have now been replaced.  The ones that mount on
>top of the chassis have all been re-stuffed with modern units.  The ones
>that mount under the chassis have been pulled out and replaced with
>modern units on terminal boards.
>
>EVERY SINGLE capacitor was bad.  The best of the lot managed about 5
>megohms.  The worst, about 40k ohms.

Ben,

Excellent posts. Thanks for the "heads up," as I will be starting on my
receiver
in a few months.

>Next up:  quality control checks.  With as much work as I've done to
>this set, I'll want to check the wiring at least three times for errors.

A very good extrapolation of "Measure twice, cut once." My only
problem is that no matter how often I cut it, it's still too short.

Tim Desiato  WA8LHB