[Collins] re: newbie question

[Dr. Gerald N. Johnson]

On Mon, 2008-06-16 at 20:10 -0400, Carl wrote:
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> From: <kim.herron at sbcglobal.net>
> To: <geraldj at storm.weather.net>; <collins at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Monday, June 16, 2008 6:43 PM
> Subject: Re: [Collins] re: newbie question
> 
> 
> >I guess that the reference to "dogbone" is not what I'm thinking of. What 
> >you're describing is indeed a ceramic cap and I've found them bad too. 
> >What I'm thinking of are the old longer, larger black or brown caps 
> >(rectangular shape) that look very much like a mica cap but when you 
> >dissect the thing, it's a paper cap.  The ones that I'm specifically 
> >thinking of were made by Micamold.
> 
> 
> I dont recollect seeing those Micamolds in factory built ham gear but Ive 
> run across a lot of them in 30's house radios and old homebrew "junque". 
> Leaky like any old paper cap of course.
> 
> Carl
> KM1H
> 
> 
Lots of them in WW2 vintage surplus like BC-348.


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73, Jerry, K0CQ, Technical Advisor to the CRA
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