[Milsurplus] A question of Value

[John Hutchins]

Mark -

"If you want authenticity,  you'll restuff the originals";
Yep someone on the list had a procedure:
   Cut the plastic with a hot knife
   Dremel out thin out the top and bottom.
   Replace the guts with a ceramic disk.
      Note the Mica SMD may be a better choice these days.?!
   Clear epoxy the halves back together.

I call this a deep snow project.......
-Hutch



On 12/19/2010 10:17 PM, Mark K3MSB wrote:
> I don't think it really makes much difference;  neither orange drops or
> yellow polys are authentic.  If you want authenticity,  you'll restuff the
> originals etc.
>
> Mark K3MSB
>
> On Sun, Dec 19, 2010 at 9:11 PM, David Hollander<n7rk at cox.net>  wrote:
>
>> I have never understood the attraction to using orange drops even though
>> orange is my favorite color. I have always used the yellow axial lead
>> polypropylene caps when doing a restoration. Much easier to use and last
>> time I checked they were less costly. Like it has been said before, the
>> radial lead orange drops were made to be inserted into holes in PC boards,
>> not stretched between tie points.
>>
>> That's my opinion and I am sticking to it :-)
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Dave N7RK
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