[Hallicrafters] SX-42 Replacing Caps

[Edward B Richards]

Rich;

As a rule, anything over .5 mfd is likely to be an electrolytic. They are
usually marked with a polarity, + or -. Paper caps are not polarity
conscious, but may be marked by a stripe around one end or a solder lump
on one lead to identify the outside foil.  This should be connected to
ground for bypass caps and to the plate side for coupling caps, to shield
the other, more sensitive foil.

73, Ed Richards K6UUZ
Simi Valley, Ca 93065
Home of the Air Force 1 pavilion

On Fri, 30 Dec 2005 10:07:33 -0800 Rich Soennichsen
<rsoennichsen at gmail.com> writes:
> I am ready to start recapping.  I am going to replace all the paper
> caps, including the molded paper types.
> Is there any way to tell from the part list which are electrolytic 
> or
> not, perhaps by the values?
> If not I suppose I will have to just go down the list and identify
> each one as electrolytic or not.
> 
> Rich
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