[Hammarlund] SP600 and BBODs

[Glen Zook]

Many of the 75A-2 and 75A-3 receivers have brown colored capacitors instead of black like the 75A-4.  Of course, the 75A-1 used bathtub capacitors.  Although bathtub capacitors have lasted longer than other paper capacitors, they are going bad on a regular basis these days and I just replace all of them with modern capacitors.
 
Glen, K9STH


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 From: Wes Bolin <k5apl at yahoo.com>
To: Glen Zook <gzook at yahoo.com>; Ken Gordon <kgordon2006 at frontier.com>; "hammarlund at mailman.qth.net" <hammarlund at mailman.qth.net> 
Sent: Monday, March 4, 2013 9:20 PM
Subject: Re: [Hammarlund] SP600 and BBODs
 

Others have remarked that the modern capacitors are so much better than the oldies. When I restored Collins S-lines and A series radios, the first
thing advised was to replace the 'green' tubulars and paper capacitors. It made a great difference in their performance, so all of the BBODs are
going to be replaced in my SP600.  Thanks for your comments, Glen.
Wes