Re[Hallicrafters]V24#22- Cap ID

[Phil Barnes-Roberts WA6DZS]

hallicrafters-request at mailman.qth.net wrote:
> Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] Another Cap Identification
> From: Roy Morgan <roy.morgan at nist.gov>
> Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 13:27:42 -0500
> To: Rich Soennichsen <rsoennichsen at gmail.com>
> CC:

> At 10:31 AM 1/15/2006, you wrote:
> 
>> This appears to be a molded paper cap in my SX-42:
>>
>> http://members.cruzio.com/~soennichsen/cap
>>
>> I tried to identify it via this chart but it does not seem to make sense:
> 
> 
> 
> That is a  classic BLACK BEAUTY, aka Bumble Bee capacitor.
> 
> Get rid of it.
> 
> Orange - orange - yellow
> 3  3  0000 Pf
> or .033 uF
> 
>  Roy
> 
> - Roy Morgan, K1LKY since 1959 - Keep 'em Glowing!
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> roy.morgan at nist.gov --

I agree with Roy, it's definitely the 'Bumble Bee' version of the molded 
Black Beauty (Of Death) paper cap - which is worth replacing sooner 
rather than later.  Moisture gets into the paper over years, and they 
fail, sometimes catastrophically, taking other (expensive) parts with them.

The colors (on my -ViewSonic 21- monitor) look like Red-Red-Yellow, 
though, which would be .022uF!

If you can, it's probably worth trying to measure it after it's out of 
the circuit - and check it against the schematic and parts list for your 
radio, before replacing with a (potentially) wrong value.

Looking at the parts lists I've collected here (from BAMA and 
elsewhere), there are 16 caps .02 +40-15% 400V, and no .033's at all. 
Check your particular model's mods/service notes before jumping!

Not always easy to tell from differences in solder workmanship, but it 
could also have been a substitute by a previous repairer.  Depending on 
the particular part of the circuit, some variation in 'field-expedient' 
replacements have been known to work just fine.  Enjoy it, and let us 
know how it goes!
-- 
73, Phil Barnes-Roberts WA6DZS mailto:wa6dzs at arrl dot net
All else aside, RF to the other fellow's antenna is what counts.