Help with some old electric fencers

[goontron]

Re: Help with some old electric fencers

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Calling someone who uses that junk a "radio fan" is an insult to those who know otherwise.

Yes, that's right- the old paper and "bumble-bomb" caps frequently get resold and otherwise passed around to those who think they'll "make their audio or DX better."

Alright, what does a redplating power tube sound like, and is it really "better?"


Those old caps were/are garbage, and belong in the garbage.

ahh! bumblebombs! run away, its going to explode as soon as the tubes warm up!

[canadaboy25]

Re: Help with some old electric fencers

Alright then where would I find new caps with these ratings?

I looked on mouser but they didn't have any.

[kaboom]

Re: Help with some old electric fencers

Alright then where would I find new caps with these ratings?

I looked on mouser but they didn't have any.

The original values are no longer standard.

You'll need .27u to replace the .25u, that's closer to the original than a modern .22u. 630V instead of 600V.
The .1u is a standard value.

http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/...b2bFD7PeCRw%3d
http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/...CxRS5rw3jA0%3d

[canadaboy25]

Re: Help with some old electric fencers

So the extra 0.02uf won't cause me any problems?

[kaboom]

Re: Help with some old electric fencers

It's only 8 percent higher. The old caps were something on the order of 20 percent tolerance.

[canadaboy25]

Re: Help with some old electric fencers

Ok then I'll order some caps next time I'm ordering from mouser.