[ARC5] More Condenser/Capacitor Trivia

[Robert Nickels]

Vaguely related to this topic,  I've tried to determine whether there 
was any connection between the Solar Capacitor Sales Co. of Madison Ave, 
NYC which later became the Solar Manufacturing Co. of Bayonne, NJ -- and 
the Solar Electronics Corp. of 149 Wooster St, NYC.

The first sold capacitors (or condensers, if you prefer - as they 
sometimes did - see below).

The second manufactured the Solar Capacitor Analyzer, and also used the 
address of 599 Broadway, NYC.
http://antiqueradio.org/SolarCB-1-60CapacitorAnalyzer.htm

And the third company made my Solar System VI Six Meter transceiver:   
http://i.imgur.com/cOxFu6I.png

The capacitor checker definitely came from the same company that sold 
capacitors, because they both used the same logo where teh S is made to 
look like a double version of the Nike "swoosh".   The following also 
appears in the manual for the above tester:   "Made and guaranteed by 
SOLAR Manufacturing Corporation.  Manufacturers of Wet and Dry 
Electrolytic, Paper, Mica, and Trimmer Condensers (sic).   Bayonne 
NJ."   The terms "capacitor" and "condenser" are used interchangeably 
throughout the manual.

But I've found no indication that the six meter rig maker was related in 
any way to the earlier Solar company,  and in all likelihood no one yet 
alive knows.

73, Bob W9RAN