[Boatanchors] Collins 516F2 Power Supply Capacitor

[Al Parker]

add 1000v  to "good sized, physically"

Al, W8UT
www.boatanchors.org
www.hammarlund.info

"There is nothing -- absolutely nothing -- half so much
worth doing as simply messing about in boats"
Ratty, to Mole

On 6/2/2015 1:33 PM, Al Parker wrote:
> hi Mark,
>      C1 is on the AC line to gnd, definitely not an electrolytic.  Best
> to use one of those that's rated for line to ground, Mouser or other has
> them.  Could use a good sized, physically, ceramic disc as a so-so
> substitute.
> 73,
>
> Al, W8UT
> www.boatanchors.org
> www.hammarlund.info
>
> "There is nothing -- absolutely nothing -- half so much
> worth doing as simply messing about in boats"
> Ratty, to Mole
>
> On 6/2/2015 1:26 PM, Mark K3MSB wrote:
>> I was contacted by a friend that is recapping his 516F2 power supply.
>>
>> In the schematic, part C1 is shown to be an electrolytic, yet the parts
>> list shows it to be a non-electrolytic:
>>
>> Collins part number CP29A1EG503K
>>
>> Capacitor, FXD, PPR DIEL, 0.05 uF, 10% 1000V
>>
>> The other caps in the HV string, C2 through C4, are clearly stated to be
>> electrolytic in the parts list.
>>
>> Is C1 really an electrolytic?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Mark K3MSB
>>
>> Sent from my Android phone
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