[Milsurplus] [Boatanchors] OLD mica condensers

[RICHARD SOLOMON]

Better yet, go over to the "evil empire" and buy one. There are a bunch

listed at a range of starting prices.

 

73, Dick, W1KSZ
 
> Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:46:17 -0700
> From: jfor at quik.com
> To: wh7hg.hi at gmail.com
> CC: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net; arc5 at mailman.qth.net; milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] [Boatanchors] OLD mica condensers
> 
> It's really simple to make a leakage tester. If you have a small filament
> & plate transformer, a couple of diodes and capacitors, a few resistors
> and an eye tube from an ARC-5 style Tx. If you want to test at variable
> voltages you need a pot too.
> 
> Just extract the leak test part of almost any C tester schematic and tweak
> to fit your parts.
> 
> -John
> 
> ===========
> 
> > My test equipment is minimal at best which puts some limits on what I
> > can and can't do but I seem to recall methods of testing leakage using
> > pretty much what I have on hand so it may not be all bad after all.
> >
> > BEst regards,
> >
> > Michael, WH7HG
> 
> 
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