[R-390] C551

[Forrest Myers]

Hello All,
 The C551 in my R390a is not quite up to par. I was wondering where a
suitable replacement may be found. I found a "music" capacitor with axial
leads that would probably work if I could figure out how to mount it. Anyone
had any experience with finding good replacements for that capacitor?
 Yesterday, I bit the bullet and rebuilt my own filter capacitors. The
result is not as neat as some I've seen but not too bad. If I ever do it
again, the result will be much better as I learned a lot from doing it the
first time. The audio on the radio sounds much cleaner with the new filter
capacitors installed. Slowly but surely, I'm replacing questionable parts in
the radio, Capehart #557. The radio is fully functional but the alignment is
off and the PTO is not as linear as I'd like. I figure that after replacing
all the questionable caps and bad resisters, I'll tackle the alignment
problem. In no hurry though.
 Sure is fun working on such a well built piece of equipment.

Forrest Myers
AG4ND