[R-390] The Nolan Lee Memorial 390A Capacitor List

ToddRoberts2001 at aol.com ToddRoberts2001 at aol.com
Tue May 24 01:05:52 EDT 2005


Thanks for showing Nolan's R-390A capacitor list again!  It is nice to have a 
listing of the silver micas used also. The silver micas are prone to trouble 
with age also. I have seen more than a few go bad inside the RF Deck 
transformers. The symptoms are reduced sensitivity across an RF band range and an 
inability to peak one or more of the RF transformer slugs.  If a particular slug 
will not peak one of the RF transformers usually this is a good indicator that 
the silver mica inside has gone open or short. This will likely cause the 
sensitivity to drop quite a bit  across that band range. Usually the silver micas 
are easy to replace once you take the cover off the RF transformer. It would be 
a shame to throw away a perfectly good RF Deck transformer when all it needs 
is a new silver mica cap inside. 73 Todd WD4NGG.


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