[Hallicrafters] Soliciting Recommendations for Components failing with age.

[Tony Martin W4FOA]

All,
I've found the thread concerning capacitor replacements, etc. to be very
interesting and informative.  To be honest, the wealth of knowledge on this
reflector is a bit overwhelming.

Since I am slowly accumulating a few boatanchors, it is apparent I will also
be running into problems with component breakdown.

If this is a stupid question, please forgive me for my ignorance, but I
wonder if somewhere on the web, or would one of you gents who have such a
wealth of knowledge be able to summarize a simple (easy to printout and use)
recommendation for capacitor replacements?  What I'm trying to say is this:
Is there a type (name/color/brand) of capacitor made that you would
recommend, over all others, as a standard replacement for the older
components?  For example Sprague (such and such) or whatever brand.  I noted
one of the messages described a capacitor with yellow printing (bad choice)
while the cap with red printing was OK.  And while I am at it, have you
found one source to be more likely to have most of the common values one
would need if completely "re-capping" say an older Halli, Heath  or Drake
receiver.

Again, if this question tends to over simplify a more complex subject, my
sincere apologies.

Thanks for any suggestions and/or recommendations.

Regards to all
Tony, W4FOA