[Boatanchors] Failing Mica Caps.

[Carl]

You lead too sheltered a life

Carl
KM1H


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter Markavage" <manualman at juno.com>
To: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 8:18 PM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Failing Mica Caps.


> I've never had a mica cap failure on any rig I've owned, although I 
> did
> drop some new ones on the floor a number of years ago, and 
> accidentally
> stepped on them. Total failure in this case.
>
> Pete, wa2cwa
>
> On Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:58:11 -0400 "Carl" <km1h at jeremy.mv.com> writes:
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "BLIMPY" <blimpboy at sonic.net>
>> To: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 5:33 PM
>> Subject: [Boatanchors] Failing Mica Caps.
>>
>>
>> >
>> > Ok fellas ! I surrender !!
>> > Several of you have written to say that " Yes Virginia Mica Caps
>> Do
>> > Fail ".
>> >
>> > All of you citing Collins Recievers incidentally.
>> >
>> > Ok,  you'll get no arguement from me.
>> > Voltage, moisture, poor manufacture, poorly spec'd devices, dirt,
>> time
>> > take thier toll on everything under the sun.
>> >
>> > Yes mica's do fail.
>> > No, I dont get any Collins rigs through here to work on, so I
>> yield to
>> > your specific experiences there.
>> >
>> > I do however overhaul a LOT of recievers including many Zeniths
>> and
>> > similar dating back to the mid 30's and etc.
>> > It is exceedingly rare to encounter a bad mica in  these radios.
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