[Milsurplus] ARN-30 repairs

[Kenneth G. Gordon]

On 14 Jun 2021 at 21:13, Skywarrior via Milsurplus wrote:

> Hi All,
> My highly modified ARN-30 VHF receiver (still covers 118-148) has need of 
> replacement of all the capacitors that are held in the "pots" along both sides of 
> the receiver.  Does anyone have experience replacing these (I am sure some of 
> you knowledgeable folks must) and how to replace them with modern caps.  I am 
> not looking for original appearance underneath the radio.
> 
> Any suggestions or offers to repair will be most welcome

Hello, Bruce:

>From what I can see, there are only 4 of the can-caps.

I have returned to use, several of my badly hacked "ARC-5" receivers by replacing all the 
failed caps with metalized film jobs of the correct values.

You can see what I did on this youtube video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlz83QXM66A

Ken W7EKB