[ARC5] Restoring a BC-455-b, request advices

[Ian Wilson]

Hi Paolo,

These radios will usually work fine on much lower B+ than the 250V for which
they were originally designed. You may well find that if you run the radio
on
90V (or even less) that you don't need to replace any of the capacitors,
even
those which are marginal.

Enjoy your radio :)

73, ian K3IMW

On Sun, May 1, 2016 at 1:09 AM, Paolo Gramigna <admin at controllo.it> wrote:

> Hi all,
> I'm a newcomer here. I just acquired a complete (less dynamotor) and
> good-looking BC-455-B and I would like to restore it to good working
> conditions. I'm planning to use it in order to listen to the few remaining
> broadcasting stations, while enjoying the sound of a truly vintage radio.
>
> I have seen several posts in the web suggesting to replace the capacitors,
> especially the electrolytic ones, with modern ones. That will cause big
> detriment to the authenticity, but probably will be beneficial to the
> functionality.
>
> What is your wise advice?
>
> thanks!
>
> IK4YNG Paolo
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