[Milsurplus] Correction Re: BC-314-D Capacitors

[WA5CAB at cs.com]

In the BC-314-(*) and BC-344-(*), the capacitors in question are in fact 
triple 0.1 uf.  When I went to check facts, I must have moved the mouse 
slightly when I opened the Repair Manual file and opened the wrong one (the two 
manual numbers are one digit apart).

In a message dated 10/06/2011 12:06:41 PM Central Daylight Time, 
joeconnor53 at yahoo.com writes: 
> From: "WA5CAB at cs.com" <WA5CAB at cs.com>
> To: joeconnor53 at yahoo.com; milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
> Sent: Thursday, October 6, 2011 12:52 PM
> Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] BC-314-D Capacitors
> 
> Joe,
> 
> The triple rectangular canned capacitors are 0.05uf, not 0.1.  Use 
> 0.047's.  And there are five of them, not three.  If most of the ones in the three 
> units across the rear are leaky, odds are high that the other two are, as 
> well.  The best solution is to remove the five cans and rebuild them.  The 
> second best is to remove the five cans and replace with terminal boards 
> whose mounting holes more or less match those of the original cans.  If you 
> want suggestions on how to rebuild the cans, let me know.  The yellow axial 
> lead metalized polyester caps that Fair sells work well (available many 
> places I'm sure, but the form factor works pretty well in a number of sets so I 
> bought an assortment a while back).
> 
> In a message dated 10/06/2011 10:34:25 AM Central Daylight Time, 
> joeconnor53 at yahoo.com writes: 
> >> I'm fixing up a BC-314-D. What are the options for replacing the 
>> capacitors in the three containers on the rear of the RF deck. Each container 
>> contains three 0.1 caps. Some of these caps are leaky so I can't just leave 
>> them be.
>> >
>> >It looks like a tight squeeze to fit caps under the deck. I use the 
>> smaller yellow caps and it looks to be a little too tight. Orange drops would 
>> be impossible. Maybe radials? Another option would be simply to remove 
>> each of the three containers and wire the caps in from the top but that 
>> wouldn't look very good.
>> >
>> >Any suggestions?
>> >
>> >As always, thanks for the help.
>> 
> 
> 

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