[R-390] Electrolytic Caps

Cecil Acuff chacuff at cableone.net
Sat Oct 15 21:31:28 EDT 2016


Amen...

Sent using recycled electrons.

> On Oct 15, 2016, at 7:13 PM, jbrannig <jbrannig at verizon.net> wrote:
> 
> Allow me to add.With the amount of work necessay to replace a component, it is a false economy to to save pennies on sub par parts.
> Jim
> 
> 
> Sent from my Galaxy Tab® A
> -------- Original message --------From: Barry <n4buq at knology.net> Date: 10/15/16  5:54 PM  (GMT-05:00) To: Blair Batty <blairbatty at gmail.com> Cc: R-390 List <r-390 at mailman.qth.net> Subject: Re: [R-390] Electrolytic Caps 
> If these are for the R390[A], Hayseed makes replacements.
> 
> https://hayseedhamfest.com/collections/collins-plug-in/products/r-390-r-390a
> 
> Thanks,
> Barry - N4BUQ
> 
> ----- Blair Batty <blairbatty at gmail.com> wrote:
>> We are all familiar with the capacitor plague that hit electrolytics, a
>> decade ago, caused by a faulty dielectric recipe. Is that behind us now?
>> 
>> I'd like to buy an inventory of Electrolytic Caps, and kits can be quite
>> inexpensive from China via eBay. Are all brands dependable? Surely the
>> problems are sorted out by now. Or should I stick to name brands from, say
>> Digikey, etc. But for the price of a couple of caps & shipping from
>> Digikey, I can get a complete collection from eBay/china. But not if its
>> crap.
>> 
>> I'd appreciate any advice or suggestions.
>> 
>> Sincerely
>> /b
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