[R-390] ReCap Kits & Pay Pal

[DAVEINBHAM@aol.com]

Fellow R-390A Drivers,
Last week I got a request from a member of this list who wanted to buy a 
ReCap kit and pay for it with Pay Pal. That was the first such request in the 
nearly 2 years I have been doing the ReCap kits. He even agreed to add an 
amount to cover the fee charged by Pay Pal. I told him I would ask the list 
how y'all felt about that request.
 
So, would y'all be interested in Pay Pal or credit card purchases ? The price 
of the ReCap kit would, of course, have to go up a couple or three bucks to 
cover the charges. Right now I do not know exactly how much the increase 
would be but I want to find out how you, my customers, feel about this before 
going further. Biological Instruments has been in business since 1987 and 
never offered credit card ordering because each sale is usually in the 
kilodollar range and orders come as purchase orders from big universities or 
research companies.

Speaking of prices, I will probably have to increase them by a couple of 
bucks soon anyway.  Postage has gone up and capacitor prices, which have been 
almost steady for the last twenty years, are begining to creep up. 
Particulary tantalum. Fortunately there is only one tantalum in the R-390A 
ReCap kit. 

Last week I piggybacked an order for more ReCap kit capacitors onto an order 
for the company. You might want to think about getting your ReCap kit now 
before the price goes up. I have capacitors for 15 in-the-can kits and 25 
under-the-chassis kits in stock. ready for immediate shipment. 

In summary, are you interested in Pay Pal or credit cards ? Please reply 
directly to me and not to the list. Just a message with " Yes Pay Pal" or " 
No Pay Pal " will do nicely. 

" Thank you" to those who have bought a ReCap kit for your 
R-390A and also "Thank you" to everyone on the list for all the knowledge and 
occasional humor I have enjoyed here over the last few years.

Kindest regards,
Dave


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R390A capacitor kit.
I have put together a ReCap kit for the R390A.
It consists of:

(13) 0.1 ufd  600V
C256, C309, C504, C505, C517, C521, C528, C531, C536, C538, C543, C547, C548

(7) 0,033 ufd  600V
C275, C529, C533, C534, C541, C545, C602

(7) 0.01 ufd  600V
C549, C553, C601, C604, C605, C607, C608

( The above are Orange Drops or equivelent. )

(3) 30 ufd 300 v electrolytic C603A, C603B, C603C
(2) 47 ufd 300 v electrolytic C606A, C606B

( The above electrolytics have axial leads. You can wire them under the 
chassis and leave the originals in place to retain stock apperance. Or you 
can order capicators small enough to fit inside the cans of C603 & C606. Just 
remember you will have to deal with the Dreaded Black Ukkumpucky to get the 
guts out of the cans of C603 & C606. If you do not specify at time of your 
order, the under the chassis capacitors will be shipped.)

Finally, one each of :

0.047 ufd 100v C227
8 ufd 30v tantalum electrolytic C609
50 ufd 50 v electrolytic C103
0.22 ufd 100 v C101

I cannot find a source for:
2 ufd 500v C551 oil filled paper 

so, I will include a very high quality poly cap. I have installed one of 
these in one of my R390A's and I can say I cannot hear any difference. They 
work great. This is the AGC capacitor.

The price for this recap kit is $80.00 US funds. Price includes UPS or US 
post delivery. Canada and mexico US$85. Western Europe, South America and 
Pacific rim US$90, rest of world US$93. All sent airmail if possible. ALABAMA 
RESIDENTS MUST ADD US$3 STATE SALES TAX.

Send orders to:
Dave Holder
Biological Instruments, Inc.
820 South 29 th. Street
Birmingham, Alabama 35205-1004
USA
Payment may be check or US currency. ( If you send cash put it in an envelope 
inside the envelope you mail. AND IT IS ENTIRELY AT YOUR RISK) Sorry, no 
credit card orders.

Before anyone starts to bitch about the price, please bear in mind, my gross 
profit will be about $3.12 per order. That should earn me something less than 
minimum wage..... before corporate and personal taxes. I reserve the right to 
withdraw this offer if it gets to be a pain in the butt.
Dave
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