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Radio_Dave · 30th Dec 2004, 8:28 pm

Hi Mike,

I think most of the resistors in your radio are quite simular in size to modern 1w resistors. I wonder if, simply, painting modern resistors with the old style markings using heat proof paint would create a satisfactory result?

As for capacitors I have often thaught about cutting open an old cap, scanning it into Photoshop, touching it up and then elongating one end so it could be wrapped around a pencil, or something, to produce a cover for modern caps

HTH

David

30th Dec 2004, 8:28 pm	#7
Radio_Dave Nonode Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK. Posts: 2,543	Re: Component restoration - how do YOU do it? Hi Mike, I think most of the resistors in your radio are quite simular in size to modern 1w resistors. I wonder if, simply, painting modern resistors with the old style markings using heat proof paint would create a satisfactory result? As for capacitors I have often thaught about cutting open an old cap, scanning it into Photoshop, touching it up and then elongating one end so it could be wrapped around a pencil, or something, to produce a cover for modern caps HTH David