[Milsurplus] re-stuffing plug-in electrolytic cans

[Robert W Boyd]

I tapped the aluminum internal connections, 2-56, used brass screws and 
soldered the cap leads to them-carefully!

73, Robert, VE3BE


On 20/07/2018 4:59 PM, Nick England wrote:
> I need to re-stuff some multi-section octal plug-in cans. Removal of 
> the guts went OK.
> On the interior the plug-in pins are aluminum crimp connections to the 
> old capacitor sections, so I can't solder the new caps there.
> What have others done to re-cap these military caps?
>     Used a new solderable octal plug connector base (not the right size)?
>     Crimped to the aluminum somehow?
> The external plug-in pin is solderable - I am thinking about drilling 
> a hole in the base to run a wire through and solder at the top of the 
> pin. Has anyone doe this? This is evidently standard procedure for 
> recapping the solder-tab type caps.
>
> I guess I could just forget the cans/plugs and run leads from the new 
> caps through the octal socket and solder in place that way. But that 
> is so ugly.....
> Other suggestions welcome.
>
> N.B. I usually reform electrolytics, but these 3 plug-ins have 
> corroded at the base and dried out. And there ain't no room under the 
> chassis for 9 new caps.
>
> Nick England K4NYW
> www.navy-radio.com <http://www.navy-radio.com>
>
>
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