Re: Ekco A22 in walnut brown/bronze c.1945
As for capacitors, with a set like the A22 I would have liked to have stuffed the original 'waxies' if they were in a good enough condition to do so. But as they were gone and never an option open to me I replaced with 630V rated yellow polypropylene types instead. I decided I may as well change all the resistors whilst I was at it, since several needed changing anyway or had been caught with that horrid 'treacle'. I replaced with 2W types because of their similar dimensions to the originals. At least the set had a consistant type of capacitor and resistor fitted now of the correct values, and IMHO looked much better for it even if some originality had been lost in doing so. The two large and small can electrolytics were both restuffed with modern types and refitted at this time also.
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