[R-390] R-390 plug-in caps and underside Photo(s) needed

[Bob Camp]

Hi

I answered a 390 question with a partial 390A answer … sorry about that !!

The re-stuff and chassis stuff still applies to the 390.

Bob

> On Jan 15, 2017, at 7:39 PM, GENE BALINSKI <g.balinski at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> Bob,
> 
>   Understand, thanks.  I do have the octal plug-in replacements.  However in the R-390, apparently there are no  octal plug-in caps.  I am just finding that out. 
> 
>    So I hope I can return them...
> 
> 73
> 
> Gene K1NR 
>> On January 15, 2017 at 4:08 PM Bob Camp <kb8tq at n1k.org> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> Hi
>> 
>> Several ways to fix the electrolytics (they do fail). 
>> 
>> 1) Wire parts under the chassis and leave the originals there to look pretty 
>> 2) Pull the guts out of the originals and stuff them with replacement parts
>> 3) Get an octal (?) plug and wire up the replacements on that. Plug them in and done ….
>> 
>> I’m sure there are at least 20 other ways to do it.
>> 
>> Bob
>> 
>>> On Jan 15, 2017, at 2:38 PM, GENE BALINSKI <g.balinski at comcast.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>> All,
>>> 
>>>  My R-390 (not A) has developed a minor case of the hums.  So I thought that I would start by replacing the 2 plug-in caps in the audio section.   I am not overly familiar with the 390, and have been unable to locate the plug-in caps.  Could someone please tell me where I could find them ? 
>>> 
>>>  Also, there may have been some mods by the previous owner(s).   Could someone please point me to a web side with some good top and bottom photos of the 390 (non-A) ?    If not, does anyone have some photos that they could send ?
>>> 
>>> 73
>>> 
>>> Gene K1NR
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