[R-390] Re: Capacitor Checkers

[Walter Salmaniw]

Fellas, I attended my local hamfest last weekend and picked up a couple of 
capacitor checkers, to be used during my R390A rebuild.  I'm almost 
embarassed to say that I paid $2.00 for one and $0.50 for the other.  The 
first is the Eico 950B, while the other is unknown to me.  It's the 
Cornell-Dubilier BF-90 Handicheck.  Does anyone have any experience with 
this one.  How useful is it in repairing boatanchors?  This one says that 
capacitors may be checked while in circuit, but disconnect from the 
powerline before attempting to do this.  Comments?  By the way, I found 
on-line a manual for the Eico, but nothing about the BF-90. 
Thanks,.........Walt.