[Milsurplus] Capacitor Question

[Al Klase]

Carole White-Connor wrote:
> I'm working on a very nice RBB-2 and have a question. The set contains
> numerous postage-stamp caps with the Solar brand name. The parts list says
> they are mica even though some are as high as .01 mfd (10,000 mmfd). 
Are they really mica?  - Probably not.  Break one open, and look.

Are they reliable?  - Papers are probably NG.  Micas are possibly 
tolerable.  I probably wouldn't resort to wholesale replacement of micas 
unless I started finding leaky ones.

Regards,
Al

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Al Klase - N3FRQ
Flemington, NJ
http://www.skywaves.ar88.net/


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