[R-390] Cap leakage
DJED1 at aol.com
DJED1 at aol.com
Sun Apr 3 16:21:58 EDT 2005
I've opted on the side of not touching the radio unless necessary. It's had
an easy life- I bought it in very good condition in 1973, and it has seen
only light use since then. I don't run it 24/7 and for quite a few years didn't
run it at all. I've done only necessary maintenance, which has comprised
changing out a couple of tubes, the microswitch, and the original Progressitron
PTO (it developed a warble). It has the metal jacketed vitamin Q
capacitors, and those have lasted better than most, from what I've heard on the board,
so I'm not too concerned that I've got a bunch of leaky caps. So I'd rather
stick with what I've got than to go mucking around the insides changing
components. To each his own...
Ed
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