[R-390] Is anyone selling R-390A Cap kits?

rbethman rbethman at comcast.net
Sat Sep 3 11:40:47 EDT 2011


The entire list of the old kit is as follows:

R390A capacitor kit.
 > I have put together a ReCap kit for the R390A.
 > It consists of:
 >
 > (13) 0.1 ufd
 > C256, C309, C504, C505, C517, C521, C528, C531,
 > C536, C538, C543, C547, C548
 >
 > (7) 0,033 ufd
 > C275, C529, C533, C534, C541, C545, C602
 >
 > (7) 0.01 ufd
 > C549, C553, C601, C604, C605, C607, C608
 >
 > ( The above are Orange Drops or equivelent. )
 >
 > (3) 30 ufd 300 v electrolytic C603A, C603B, C603C
 > (2) 47 ufd 300 v electrolytic C606A, C606B
 >
 > ( The above electrolytics have axial leads. You can wire them under the
 > chassis and leave the originals in place to retain stock appearance. 
Or you
 > can order capacitors small enough to fit inside the cans of C603 & C606.
Just
 > remember you will have to deal with the Dreaded Black Ukkumpucky to get
the
 > guts out of the cans of C603 & C606. If you do not specify at time of 
your
 > order, the under the chassis capacitors will be shipped.)
 >
 > Finally, one each of :
 >
 > 0.047 ufd 100v C227
 > 8 ufd 30v tantalum electrolytic C609
 > 50 ufd 50 v electrolytic C103
 > 0.22 ufd 100 v C101
 >
 > I cannot find a source for:
 > 2 ufd 500v C551 oil filled paper
 >
 > so, I will include a very high quality poly cap. I have installed one of
 > these in one of my R390A's and I can say I cannot hear any difference.
They work great. This is the AGC capacitor.


Bob - N0DGN


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