[Drake] TR4C filter cap; shame on Drake

Dick KF4NS kf4nsradio at verizon.net
Mon Jul 12 10:49:14 EDT 2010


Ok guys, I made my decision to just go ahead and replace the can with 
4 individual caps.

Just for the heck of it, I cleared the way underneath and lifted the 
unsoldered tabs along the chassis edge with a screwdriver. I then 
decided to try a wiggle of the can to see if it may be possible to 
just rock it until the two soldered tabs break.

WHOA! What a shock! (not literally) The can just lifted out. What had 
appeared to be huge globs of solder on the other two tabs was just 
that.  This rig was never worked on before so some tech in 1974 failed 
to check his work, probably on a Monday.

Sure simplified my work though. Now all I have to do is solder my new 
caps to the wires and heat shrink them. I still may gut the can and 
put the new caps in there just for looks.

73, Dick KF4NS
St Petersburg, FL 33714 USA
Keep The Glow! 



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