[R-390] Re: capacitor choices

[Jerry Boman]

Hey all,
           After checking out the sources for caps provided by fellow
members and reading some recent posts concerning cap choices by Ken in vol
56 Issue 33 & Don in vol 56 Issue 31 I find myself slightly unsure which
caps are the absolute best to use for recapping. After checking the
available caps and the prices for them and considering the time involved
with doing the actual job of recapping I would much prefer to use the
absolute best caps I can and find the prices to be minimal compared to the
value of the equipment being serviced. So, I must ask all you pros who have
done many radios...What are the absolute best caps to use if the price of
them is not a determining factor in the choice?. Thanks in advance for your
inputs,
                      Jerry (newcomer testing for license in 1/09)

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> From: "Don Reaves" <don at reatek.com>
> Subject: RE: [R-390] The final word on the R-390A mini-bayonet
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> It does help, Tisha.  You have provided more info on the MB connectors that
> we have had in toto on the list in a long time, and some of our archived
> info is wrong or obsolete, if not confusing to newcomers to the R-390A
> interconnect cabling conundrum.  Most us have just scrounged used/surplus
> connectors and cable assemblies when and where we could find them.  It's
> good to know they can still be purchased new.  Thank you.
>
> Don Reaves W5OR
> Member #512, MB Connector Collector Club
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> >       I hope this helps,
> >       Tisha
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> Message: 2
> Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:56:57 +1300
> From: ken <igloo99nz at yahoo.co.nz>
> Subject: [R-390] The OD discussion
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> Hi Guys,
>
> I've been reading with interest the discussion about recapping and the
> use of 'Orange Drops'. I bought a bunch of the 716 series from AE a
> while ago (enough to do a full recap on one R-390A) and I bought enough
> silver mica caps from Mouser to do an IF strip rebuild.
>
> The reason I chose those particular types is what I perceived as their
> reputation for quality and reliability and as one list member said...I
> only want to rebuild/remanufacture my radio once! It's not going to be a
> museum piece, it's going to be a radio that I want to use on the daily
> basis for the rest of my life.
>
> Having said that though...do you guys think I have gone overboard with
> my choices (716 series Orange Drops and Silvered Mica) as I've read that
> Ceramics seem to be good enough to use almost everywhere. The reason
> that I didn't choose Ceramics is that I read somewhere that the Silvered
> Mica were a step up from the Ceramics.
>
> I have a further three R-390 series radios that are going to get the
> full rebuild treatment so if there is a better choice out there I'd like
> to know. The radio I'm am doing at the moment is my first R-390A rebuild
> and I am planning on doing one a year...then I can sit back and relax
> and enjoy the fruits of my labors!
>
> Regards,
> Ken
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