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Old 30th Jun 2011, 7:46 pm   #54
brianc
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Default Re: HMV 900 TV restoration.

Re-stuffing is a good idea with original components but all too often the caps are not original anyway so is there a point really? I like Steve's idea of putting black Hellerman sleeves round the bright yellow replacement caps which tones them down so that they are hardly noticeable. Tubular electrolytics are a different matter. Very often there will be at least one original and replacements can be made using gummed brown paper wrapped round a suitable mandrel and photoshopping a replica label. I now always do this.
Why is it that pretty well all new caps, by many manufacturers, are bright yellow - why not a nice waxy brown .

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