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Hi Guys,
I've just started to restore my Zenith 7H82OUZ AM/FM radio and I have a question. It has some caps that I am not sure of their construction. Are they paper, in which case I will replace them, or are they some other material that can be left alone, similar to Mica?
Eric
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Eric
If you men the tubulars, they are unlikely the micas.
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Yes those are the ones I mean. My question, I guess, is if you were doing this would you replace them or leave them in?
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I replace all tubular caps from 30s to 60s with no remorse and no questions asked.
They are almost universally bad.
I restuff when possible.
People who do not drink, do not smoke, do not eat red meat will one day feel really stupid lying there and dying from nothing.
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Thanks, Morzh
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