[Test-Equipment] Re: Need Recommendation for LCR Meter

[Edward Knobloch]

Hello, 
 
The original ca. 1959 "Orange Drop" was called a "difilm" capacitor
by Sprague, because it included both  paper as well as plastic
dielectric.
However, the current line of Orange Drops by SBE Corp. has no paper:
http://www.sbelectronics.com/productlines.htm
 
I used SBE type 715P (polypropylene) Orange Drops
in my recapping of the Sprague TO-4 capacitor tester.
I bought a bag of .015 uF caps for not much money on eBay, because they
had
a Tektronix part number.
 
I suppose we'll have to wait another  50 years to see if the current line
of Orange Drop capacitors deteriorates like the notorious Black Beauty
capacitors!
 
73,
Ed Knobloch