[Hallicrafters] Cap Replacements

[Bill]

Now that you have one yes answer and one no answer.....
BTW I've heard yes/no before as well.


1) Pick a capacitor vendor and check their website. Generally they
have a wealth of info.  You might even check for a local rep, give them
a call and ask. Get it from a pro.

2) If you can guarantee that one end is always positive with respect to
  the other, then you could use an electrolytic. Note: just because one
  end is on ground doesn't mean the other end is positive. BTW electrolytics
  go off with a bang.

3) At 1 uf you can easily buy a non-polarized one from digikey or mouser
etc.


bk

-----Original Message-----
From: hallicrafters-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:hallicrafters-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of Bill Gerhold
Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 8:45 PM
To: hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Hallicrafters] Cap Replacements


Just pulled a 1uf/400 vdc out of the SX-17.  It is a bees wax aerovox unit
and I assume a non-polarized unit.  Can a non-polarized cap be replaced with
an electrolytic as long as polarity is observed?

K2WH





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