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kalee20 · 19th Jul 2019, 11:19 am

It's ironic that the replaceable parts are the ones that usually stay with any radio I attend to, whereas the there-for-life, wired-in components, are the ones which get replaced.

I have several radios where I have needed to rewind the mains transformer, and replace waxies, but the plug-in, life-limited valves are still originals!

Whether faulty or not, 'that capacitor' gets replaced as a matter of course. Modern polyester capacitors are so good, they'll see me out - and the next generation too. 40-year-old Mullard C296's would be left in place, but so far I have not dealt with a valve radio new enough to have been fitted with them from new!

19th Jul 2019, 11:19 am	#51
kalee20 Dekatron Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Lynton, N. Devon, UK. Posts: 7,081	Re: 'THAT' Capacitor. What is it? It's ironic that the replaceable parts are the ones that usually stay with any radio I attend to, whereas the there-for-life, wired-in components, are the ones which get replaced. I have several radios where I have needed to rewind the mains transformer, and replace waxies, but the plug-in, life-limited valves are still originals! Whether faulty or not, 'that capacitor' gets replaced as a matter of course. Modern polyester capacitors are so good, they'll see me out - and the next generation too. 40-year-old Mullard C296's would be left in place, but so far I have not dealt with a valve radio new enough to have been fitted with them from new!