Replacing Vintage Capacitors

Another nice thing to have is a solder sucker a small rubber bulb with a heat resistant tube at one end or a metal tube with a spring loaded sucking mechanism. By combining small size and very low cost per unit capacitance electrolytic capacitors hereafter called electrolytics are the only cost effective choice for high value applications like power supply filtering in most consumer gear.

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Ill illustrate this section with photos from the restoration of my clavioline.

Replacing vintage capacitors. For example if you are replacing a paper capacitor rated at 400 volts you can use a 630 volt film capacitor but not a 200 volt capacitor. Everyone seems to have a different opinion on this. How to choose replacement capacitors when repairing and restoring high quality electronic and stereo equipment in any type of electronic appliance a microwave oven a refrigerator a cd player an amplifier a computer there is no single component which has a more profound and direct influence on the.

The great capacitor debate. Replacing a capacitor requires a wire cutter small pliers and a soldering iron. Electrolytic power supply caps likely constitute the single worst liability in old audio radio and test equipment.

I tend to take a middle line on this subject. I replace any that are faulty and any that look suspect. Nonelectrolytic capacitor tips when replacing old paperwax capacitors you cant go wrong using film capacitors that have a higher voltage rating than the paper ones you are replacing.

When replacing old paperwax capacitors you cant go wrong using film capacitors that have a higher voltage rating than the paper ones you are replacing. For example if you are replacing a paper capacitor rated at 400 volts you can use a 630 volt film capacitor but not a 200 volt capacitor. The basic method is the same for every vintage tube device.

There is an ongoing debate in the vintage radio press as to whether one should just replace the faulty capacitors or the whole lot. Heres a crude lengthy video on how to replace multi section capacitors in vintage equipment.

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