This hybrid radio came in for what is a typical repair for these venerable vintage sets, band-changer control inter-coupler had parted company and left the building. I was going to machine a replacement but I found a supplier for suitable substitutes, anyways further inspection of the RF cage found a cracked snubber capacitor (10nf) a good inch in diameter. So I ordered replacements rated for 2KV the high voltage in this area is around 800 volts, seemed a reasonable compromise, other than the bad solder joints on the valve bases the repair was progressing nicely.
Well when the parts arrived they were like about a 1/4 inch in diameter, so I re ordered 3kv 10nf parts, when these turned up they are still substantially smaller than the original part. I will upload size comparison pictures later. The original part is 20 mm dia and the replacement parts are 10mm dia.
Well when the parts arrived they were like about a 1/4 inch in diameter, so I re ordered 3kv 10nf parts, when these turned up they are still substantially smaller than the original part. I will upload size comparison pictures later. The original part is 20 mm dia and the replacement parts are 10mm dia.
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