[R-390] killer and mica caps

[Holzer]

I like the AVX glass dielectric capacitors....and if your R390 gets  
irradiated this cap will survive. (radiation hardened spec)

Quoting kc9ieq via R-390 <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>:

> How about ASC film caps?  I just learned and verified that one at   
> least one value of both the X675 series and X363 series are indeed   
> made in the USA.  
> It's unfortunate that the Orange Drops are now exclusively made overseas.  
> Regards, Chris 
>
>
> Sent from my SMRTphone
> -------- Original message --------From: Charles Steinmetz   
> <csteinmetz at yandex.com> Date: 10/11/16  5:51 PM  (GMT-06:00) To:   
> r-390 at mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [R-390] killer and mica caps
> I wrote:
>
>> Any large, reputable capacitor
>> manufacturer's 600v film-and-foil types will outlive you and the next
>> four or five owners of your radio.  Just install them and you will never
>> have to give capacitor reliability another thought.
>
> I have had a number of off-list inquiries asking which capacitor
> manufacturers are "large and reputable."
>
> I mentioned specifically the SBE Orange Drops, and the Orange Drops
> supplied by Sprague, Vishay, and Cornell Dubilier/CDE.
>
> In addition to these, other large, reputable capacitor manufacturers
> include:
>
> Sprague, Vishay, Cornell Dubilier/CDE, AVX, EPCOS, Wima, Wurth,
> Roederstein, and Panasonic.  (Illinois Capacitor is reasonably large,
> but IMO does not make very reliable film capacitors.)
>
> I do not know whether all of these manufacturers make film-and-foil
> capacitors -- you will have to look at the datasheets to find out.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Charles
>
>
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