[R-390] More on orange Drops

[Bill Guyger via R-390]

Hi All

After the chain of e-mails a week or so ago about OD's and Mouser dropping them I began to look around. Allied still is stocking them and shows a much better selection of the 715P versions than Mouser shows in their catalog, but on their website a fair number of values are tagged "Not Available for Order".  

Antique Electronic Supply has the 716P series in stock which Sprague says are the high performance version of the 715P's and the fact that they are flatter in cross section means they will fit into tight spaces easier like the IF Module. 

I don't know if the fact that two major suppliers may.....I assume......(which is dangerous) be dropping the line by selling off what they have on the shelf and not restocking. Or that Vishay Sprague may be phasing them out......again hypothesizing........ is a portent of the world passing by us over the hill types that still love electronic thingies that operate on other than +5 , +12, +/-12, +/-15 V.D.C., etc. or operate off a wall wart and don't have a GUI.

OK I'm being sarcastic / tongue in cheek, going through the Mouser and Allied catalogs you still can find high voltage caps and even Carbon Composition Resistors so?????

In any event I bought a complete set of 716P caps from Antique Radio Supply for the 390A I'm fixing to start on.

73

Bill AD5OL