[R-390] C603 and C606

[wli98122 at yahoo.com]

Frank:

There are two schools of thought on these large electrolytics. 

School 1 wants to preserve the *look* so they either reform the old ones or re-stuff the cans with new small electrolytics. Both procedures have been discussed at length on this reflector past posts.

School 2 wants functionality and are not so concerned about looks. They throw out the old cans and either install new electrolytics below the deck... or install a pair of surplus octal based relay cases containing new caps.

Me, I took out the old cans and discarded them. Installed the two relay cases with new caps inside. Just did not want to deal with the risk of a 60 year old can leaking or exploding. The octal cases did not *line* up correctly, so I merely rotated the octal plug 45 degrees so it looked good to my eye. 

Your choice

W. Li
Mercer Island