[Collins] Caps. Paper or Plastic which is better?

[Ed Tanton]

Hi Paul... the primary distinction between ceramic discs and orange-drop/et 
al is stability (vs temp.) I THOUGHT the answer to your question involved a 
nearly indignant: "no way!!!" But, way back when I learned about the 
dangers/problems associated with black beauties/etc. I checked my best 
SP-600-JX-17 and found it has ORIGINAL equipment ceramic discs everywhere 
you would expect something like an orange drop. Including the RF-turret.

But personally, I'd use either 630V (or more) orange-drops or the smaller, 
square, polycarbonate caps.  I don't care how it looks-just how it works... 
and if I was going to go to all that trouble, I'd want it to be as good as 
possible, for as long as possible-and whether it's utterly rational or 
not-I trust orange-drops and polycarbonate caps more than discs.

And about the oil-filled cap(s)... absolutely.


73 Ed Tanton N4XY <n4xy@earthlink.net>

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