[R-390] AF Caps

[Steve Toth]

FWIW, When I emailed Eric Schmidt (Sigmapert) direct to order - sigmapert at r-390a.eu - The price on a set of electrolytics for an R390A was $49.50 PLUS a 5% discount for ordering direct and using PayPal, And the shipping was included in the price.  Just sayin.....

For disclaimer purposes: I have no connection with Sigmapert other than being a satisfied customer.

And, I did the cans once and that was enough even though they turned out great.  I threw the original octal base away because of the difficulty connecting replacement capacitor leads to the original base pins, used bases from a couple of old 5Y3 rectifier tubes I had no use for (the cans slip snugly right over them), drilled and tapped holes on opposite sides of the old tube base for 4-40 screws,  mounted the electrolytics in the base and now have a pair of restuffed stock dimension and stock looking (sort of) electrolytics with removeable cans in case I need to do it again in the future.

-- Steve 



"To every man there comes in his lifetime that special moment when he is	physically tapped on the shoulder and offered the chance to do a very special thing, unique to him and fitted to his talent; what a tragedy if that moment finds him unprepared or unqualified for the work which would be his finest hour." - Winston Churchill

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On Fri, 1/31/14, quartz55 <quartz55 at hughes.net> wrote:

 Subject: [R-390] AF Caps
 To: R-390 at mailman.qth.net
 Date: Friday, January 31, 2014, 6:22 AM
 
 I did take one of the cans apart, but
 it looked so horrible when I got done, I thought it looked
 better just covering the holes with blue tape and installing
 the caps underneath. I kept the hardware though. If the
 economy ever recovers enough and my 401K starts making a few
 bucks, I'll get those hayseed caps. $60 is not too
 outrageous for that, but it's like the Norton M/C, where do
 you stop? That one cost me $8K and I could spend another 4
 or so easy.
 
 Dave
 N3DT
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