ABC's of "Electrolytic" Capacitors for Tube Radios, TVs and Amps Although this guide is written from the perspective of tube radio enthusiast, this guide should also be useful to those who repair vintage TVs,...
ABC's of FILM Capacitors for Tube Radios, TVs Amplifiers Although this guide is written from the point of view of vintage tube radio enthusiast, the capacitor information and tips should also be useful to...
Choosing New Capacitors Each capacitor has two values: a voltage rating and capacitance value. Both are important. The general rule for replacing capacitors is to use values that are equal to or higher than...
Ever wonder what those numbers are on vintage capacitors? This article will cover most aspects of vintage Paper in Oil capacitors codes so they can be easily identified. These typse of capacitors are quite...
You can use your multimeter as an ohmmeter to test the capacitor.1) Discharge the capacitor by shortening its leads. that is - use a wire and connect the leads of the capacitor together. this will discharge...
There are some fake Rubycon caps on Ebay now and they usually have a crimp on both ends. Some are from the Far East and some are being sold through Ebay Canada. So beware! I don't understand the low $$ made by...
I purchased an FU13 (uses the 813 tube by RCA etc.) and the amp whcih wieghs approximately 60 pounds was single boxed with newspaper around it to get shipped from Hong Kong to San Diego! No additional...
Large capacitors have the value printed plainly on them, such as 10uF (Ten Micro Farads) but smaller disk types along with plastic film types often have just two or three numbers on them.First, most will have...
Electrolytic Capacitors Aluminum is used for the electrodes by using a thin oxidization membrane. Large values of capacitance can be obtained in comparison with the size of the capacitor, because the...
Kilo, mega, milli and micro are among the list of prefixes that are used to denote the quantity of something, such as, in computing and telecommunications, a byte or a bit. Sometimes called prefix multipliers,...