[Premium-Rx] Sp600 recap kit

Terry O' watkins-johnson at terryo.org
Wed Nov 15 11:54:00 EST 2023


Good point.  It's been a long time since I worked on anything using wax 
and paper capacitors.
Terry O'


On 11/15/2023 10:24 AM, Tom Herman wrote:
> Terry,
>
>    The SP-600 is chock full of leaking paper foils that need to be replaced.
>
> -Tom
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Nov 15, 2023, at 8:15 AM, Terry O' via Premium-Rx <premium-rx at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
>>
>> Except for the dangerous failure modes exhibited by tantalum capacitors, I am skeptical of recapping anything but the electrolytic capacitors in the power supply lines.  Even then my ESR meter (Effective Series Resistance) only occasionally shows problems with modern but older electrolytics.
>>
>> I think the total recapping fad arose from audio purists who imagine their ears can sample sound like a fine wine.
>>
>> Terry O'
>>
>>
>>
>>> On 11/15/2023 8:19 AM, Bingville Canoe and Boatworks via Premium-Rx wrote:
>>> I have a pair of Super-Pro 600 receivers (actually 4) that require recapping. Does anyone know of a BOM that might contain all of the required parts for recapping?  I’m afraid that if I tackle this project on a piecemeal basis it will never get done and a fine radio will be lost.  Any help or references are greatly appreciated.
>>>
>>> Victor
>>> N4VIC
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