[ARC5] Recapping an ARC-5 R-19

Al Klase ark at ar88.net
Thu Jan 25 14:36:11 EST 2024


Jeff,

I pretty much concur with Tim.  If anything, start with the caps on the 
AVC bus.  They are the ones most sensitive to leakage. Others are likely 
usable.

AL

On 1/25/2024 2:18 PM, Tim wrote:
> Is it having "cap problems"?  I've got 3-4 of them plus a transmitter 
> and they all run fine with the original caps and resistors (and 
> tubes!)  (+250 B+..)
> https://www.n6cc.com/type-12-vhf-am-aircraft-system/
>
> My philosophy:  If it ain't broke, fix it until it is... hihi
> Nice little receivers....
> Tim
> N6CC
>
> On Mon, Jan 22, 2024 at 3:52 PM <n2lxm at juno.com> wrote:
>
>     Good evening All,
>             Finnaly get this project done. I do haave a question on
>     recapping the receiver. The can caps show as 0.05 uf. I don't have
>     any in house. But I do have a big bag of 0.02 uf 1KV disc caps. So
>     how critical is this value. I can parallel two for 0.04 or three
>     for 0.06.
>
>                                                         Jeff N2LXM
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