[R-390] C553 ever a brown beauty?

[Flowertime01 at wmconnect.com]

Tim,

Barry says I got the number wrong. It should be C553.

I would never bet on what you will or will not find in a receiver.
Never say never.

OK so C553 my not be one of the brown ones. 
The issue is to inspect the critter and get something better than the
original in there. The cap value is OK. It is the voltage rating that fails.
New caps being smaller than old caps, a 600 volt item fits very nice.

My cap is long past original, and I do not know for sure what was ever 
installed
into any receiver. My lack of memory is causing me more problems than you 
want to know about. Maybe my speculation on the color and brand is not 
accurate.

Chuck Ripple did not write for years about that cap failing and killing the
filters. What ever the original one in there was it was known to fail and
kill filters for more than one person.

We think of most Sprague Vitamin Q's or Westcaps as being good caps
and not needing replacement. But when someone ask where to start,
I think some insurance for had to get expensive mechanical filters is a good 
first
step to check that cap.

I am not saying old men should be followed blindly, but I find it hard not to 
respect Dave Medley and Chuck Ripple even if I can't type their names 
correctly.  

Roger KC6TRU