[Boatanchors] Collins 516F2 Power Supply Capacitor

[manualman at juno.com]

It's shown to be polarized on the schematic which in some cases doesn't
necessarily mean its an electrolytic capacitor. I believe it has
something to do with how the foil wrapping layers are positioned in the
construction of the capacitor. If you can recall from rigs back in the
"good old days" lots of waxed paper capacitors had a black band at one
end to indicate polarity. In this application, a conventional .05 mfd cap
at appropriate voltage rating would be fine.

Pete, wa2cwa

> In a message dated 06/02/2015 12:26:16 PM Central Daylight Time, 
> mark.k3msb at gmail.com writes: 
> > 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