[Hallicrafters] hv cap

Jim Brannigan jbrannig at optonline.net
Fri May 5 16:48:48 EDT 2006


Those oil filled capacitors are hard to find and many were filled with 
PCB's.
You would be better served by stringing together 450VDC capacitors.
Additionally, 10uf is way too low for SSB  and CW service.  40 or 50uf. will 
provide much better voltage regulation.

Jim


> Hi Karin,
>
> The main filter cap in the HT-33A, C-22, is 10uf @3000v, and from the
> pictures, appears to be oil filled. This should not be difficult to find 
> at a hamfest
> and possibly through one of the catalogs. If you repost your request with 
> the
> above specs and if possible, the dimensions of the capacitor, I am sure 
> you
> will come up with one.
>
> 73,
>
> John,  W4AWM




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