[R-390] Replacement Caps

[Ben Loper]

I've been working on a 75A-2 for awhile now restoring it and I've been
thinking all along I would use Orange drops.  I pulled out the 75-A2 parts
list and it seems just about all of the the .01 uf caps are ceramic
350 WVDC and
anything larger than that is a paper cap.  I think I'm going to order a
batch of .01 500v ceramic caps and use axial lead poly caps for the larger
ones and then Spraque electrolytics for the positions that call for them.
 This may be a simplistic view but I know cost figured into the design.
 Anyway my thinking is that the original radio worked great and I'm just
going to replace the original parts as they were spec'ed out.  The paper
has just been upgraded to poly materials.  I like the Orange drops, but
because they are radial leads they don't always fit as well as an axial
lead cap.  I know I tend to over analyze things, wanting to find the
absolute best part, but I think unless a specific part was spec'ed wrong or
has clearly failed then the original is fine.  That's my two cents worth
and it's not intended to imply anyone is not correct in what they've
posted.

-- 
**

 **

"You don't need a weatherman, to know which way the wind blows"
*
*
*Ben Loper*
brloper at gmail.com