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

[Mike Kana]

One experiment I tried with opening a cap was to use a dental cleaning pick and score around the mica rim. 
I'm still working on the part to best glue/seal back up
73
Mike
AA9IL

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> On May 1, 2016, at 10:46 AM, WA5CAB--- via ARC5 <arc5 at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
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> You can also open up the crimp on most of them with a tool made from the smallest size of Xcelite flush end cutters (usually have green handles).  After removing the old contents, you may want to anneal the crimp area before installing the replacement capacitors.  I have found that recent production axial lead 630 V metallized polypropylene capacitors will be physically smaller than the original usually 400 V paper originals.
> 
> Robert Downs - Houston
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> In a message dated 05/01/2016 09:50:24 AM Central Daylight Time, arc5 at mailman.qth.net writes: 
>> You can cut the capacitor pots open with a pipe cutter. Pot the top off, heat the bdy slightly to looosen the wax and gut the innards.
> 
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