[Hallicrafters] Silver mica replacement,

[pulsarxp at earthlink.net]

I think there is a lot of confusion going on here.  Some are confusing the
notion all micas are alike.  There are Micas and then there are silver
micas.  The old "postage stamp" type micas were not SILVER MICAS.  They
also had a tendency to have their two sided molded envelope crack.  Also
moisture had a tendency to get inside and if you put them on a volt meter
actually show they were producing a voltage as a BATTERY.  I awhile back I
restored a Johnson Viling I transmitter.  it had around a dozen as I
remember .01 or something similar postage stamp type micas in it.  everyone
of them was leaking and producing a voltage as they were acting as a
battery.  they must have been filled with moisture and most appeared to be
cracked.  These were not silver micas.  I have never seen a modern "ruby"
colored silver mica go bad.  Their dipped covering is also superior to the
old postage stamp type micas.
Lee
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