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Does size matter?

DaleHCook
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12-11-2023, 06:46 PM

Arran Wrote:but like most of us you probably have a bag of 400 volt or 630 volt caps.

Some of us have more than a bag. In addition to antique radios I also work on vacuum tube test equipment, instrumentation, and broadcast electronics, so I stock significant quantities of 630 volt film caps in 20 values. Part of that stock travels with me for field repairs.

Dale H. Cook, GR/HP/Tek Collector, Roanoke/Lynchburg, VA
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Does size matter? - by fenbach - 12-10-2023, 05:18 PM

RE: Does size matter? - by Radioroslyn - 12-10-2023, 07:03 PM

RE: Does size matter? - by fenbach - 12-10-2023, 07:20 PM

RE: Does size matter? - by radiorich - 12-10-2023, 09:49 PM

RE: Does size matter? - by DaleHCook - 12-11-2023, 10:37 AM

RE: Does size matter? - by RodB - 12-11-2023, 12:14 PM

RE: Does size matter? - by Arran - 12-11-2023, 04:28 PM

RE: Does size matter? - by DaleHCook - 12-11-2023, 06:46 PM

RE: Does size matter? - by fenbach - 12-11-2023, 08:41 PM

RE: Does size matter? - by morzh - 12-11-2023, 10:11 PM

RE: Does size matter? - by RodB - 12-12-2023, 10:52 AM

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