[R-390] R390 Re-cap kit

rbethman rbethman at comcast.net
Sat Mar 1 13:59:27 EST 2014


Bill,

You are indeed right on the money!

Chuck Rippel had recommended a 1KV rating for that cap.

I had one on hand, several actually, and used them in my recapping.

Bob - N0DGN



On 3/1/2014 1:52 PM, Bill Hawkins wrote:
> You have replaced the only critical cap. It protects your mechanical
> filters,
> (only found in the A version) which are much harder to find and much
> more
> expensive than the filters. To be safer, a 1 or 2,000 volt rating would
> meet
> the criteria of doubling the safety factor when you are uncertain.
>
> If the kit didn't come with a shotgun for replacing all of the caps,
> then you
> are going to save time by waiting until something fails and then
> replacing it.
>
> Happy New Month's Day
> Bill Hawkins
>



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