[Boatanchors] Capacitors

[Gary]

Never had any problems with the outfit from Canada and been buying from them 
for years.
Gary
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carl" <km1h at jeremy.mv.com>
To: "LARRY G" <telegrapher at q.com>; <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2011 9:00 AM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Capacitors


> Be careful of no name Chinese caps, they look identical to what the
> traveling gypsies bring to hamfests.
>
> I tried a pair of those 500V caps from an outfit in Canada in a TS-830, 
> left
> the covers off, and left the rig on for a few hours. The caps were
> uncomfortably warm at 900V total....my guess is they were not even good
> quality 450V caps.
>
> Carl
> KM1H
>
> Carl
> KM1H
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "LARRY G" <telegrapher at q.com>
> To: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Friday, June 10, 2011 9:59 PM
> Subject: [Boatanchors] Capacitors
>
>
>>
>> I need a couple of 10uf @ 600Vdc caps for the modulator on this 1/4 Kw
>> transmitter.  Mouser wants $30 ea.  OUCH!  I looked on that terrible
>> horribl;e you can't say that here place (EBAY) and found an outfit in
>> California who has all sorts of axial type electrolytics in the higher
>> (450-600 vdc) range and cheap.  They look like they might just do the 
>> job.
>> Seven of them for $20 plus postage of $4.95 for priority mail.  Still
>> that's only a little over $3 ea and they are according to them, new 
>> stock.
>> Just thought i'd pass it along in the event someone might need or could
>> use items like that.  http://studioelectronics.biz/
>>
>> Apparently they do a lot of studio electronics and high end gadget repair
>> so it might be worth looking into.  I don't own them other than the part
>> that my order will buy.
>>
>> Larry
>> W0OGH
>>
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