[Boatanchors] Repair Advice

[David C. Hallam]

Paper "Micamold" capacitors were probably phased out shortly after WW2.  
"Micamold" used the old 6 dot AWS/JAN color code for identification.  
The first dot, i.e., upper left, identified paper or mica; black dot for 
mica and silver dot for paper.

David
KW3DH

On 1/8/2013 12:35 PM, Charles Ring wrote:
>
> On 1/8/2013 0157, Drew P. wrote:
>> You mentioned "Micamold" capacitors.  Are these real "Micamold" or 
>> are they just mica?  Mica capacitors are fairly reliable but are 
>> found occasionally to be bad. "Micamold" capacitors are in actuality 
>> nothing more than paper capacitors in a molded case which looks like 
>> a mica capacitor. "Micamold" capacitors are notoriously unreliable 
>> and should be shotgunned on sight.
>>
>> Drew
>>
>>
>
> Micamold seems to be a brand name, and i see many different kinds of 
> capacitors on the web with that name. Quite confusing. Some obviously 
> not mica but the others had me fooled.
>

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