[Heathkit] Tubular capacitors needed for HO-10/SB-610

Tue, 7 Jan 2003 16:16:43 -0500

Try Antique Electronic Supply - http://www.tubesandmore.com/

Or try Ron, WM8Z, in Benton harbor, Michigan. http://www.rtoham.com/  He
owns RTO electronics, which specializes in heathkit repair.  They do
excellent work.  They may have the parts you need.  Here is a direct link to
some of their Heathkit parts:

http://www.rtoham.com/html/parts_.html

Dan, W8MMQ

----- Original Message -----
From: "Larry Knapp" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>;
<[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2003 3:58 PM
Subject: [Heathkit] Tubular capacitors needed for HO-10/SB-610

> I was sent the following eMail from Jim, WB2FCN regarding my request for
> "electroylic" capacitors for the HV of the HO-10/SB-610 monitor
scope...upon
> receiving this I went back to the manuals...and Jim is correct!
Electrolytics
> are used in the low voltage (600V/280V/265V not the -1430V) and So now I
need
> to look for just some non-electrolytic caps.....thanks Jim for setting me
> straight & forcing me to re-read the parts list correctly.  Perhaps Mouser
or
> others have some.  73, Larry KC8JX
>
> ************ from Jim WB2FCN
*************************************************
> Hi Larry, those caps aren't electrolytics, the are tubular wax or "other",
I
> ran
> across some .15uF at 1500 vdc and put them in my SB-610. The job of the
caps is
> for the voltage tripler the transformer puts out like 300-400 volts and
that is
> multiplied up to get the high volts for the crt. Unlike the HO-10 which
has a
> 1V2 rectifier and hv winding, those guys are the filter for the rectifier
> output across 220K resistor, not much filtering but the crt doesn't need
it.
> Jim
> WB2FCN
>
> --- Larry Knapp <[email protected]> wrote:
> I'm sure this has been asked many times....but, I would like a source to
buy
> several electrolytics for my HO-10's and SB-610 monitor scope.  I'm
looking
> for the .1ufd @1200V and .15ufd @1600V.  Any leads would be deeply
appreciated.
>
> Thanks in advance............73, Larry KC8JX
>
>
>
> =====
> May your days be full of sunshine and good thoughts fill your head.
> From: Larry Knapp, KC8JX, St. Joseph, Mi  49085
>   Best 73's
>
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