[Boatanchors] 2013 myth

[rbethman]

Mark and the List,

This seems to be the conclusion of a growing number of us trying to keep 
these old radios working.

If I didn't use it, then it could sit there on the shelf with the 
capacitor issues, and not hurt anything.

If you are going to use it, then you'd be much better off replacing them.

Some tubes are becoming ridiculous in price.  One example are the audio 
amplifier tubes in BC-610s, the 2A3s.  I just cannot understand the 
audio crowd spending $150 per tube.

I am glad I got spares over 10 years ago.  They went for $8 to $10 then.

Bob - N0DGN

On 7/7/2013 11:10 AM, Mark K3MSB wrote:
> There are two kinds of black beauty caps - those that are bad and those
> that will go bad and take some other parts with them.
>
> I replace them all regardless of weather they test good and no longer even
> bother testing them.
>
> When I recapped my SX-101 I decided to test them all and quit testing about
> half way through due to the high failure rate.  If I recall, most of the
> 400V caps failed the leakage test and all the 600V caps failed.
>
> 73 Mark K3MSB
>