[Amps] Alpha 77 capacitor help

[Dudley Hurry]

Martin,

I had an original Alpha 77 at one time and one of the Russian 40uf @ 5000 
volt oil filled that was the same physical size as the 25uf in the 
Alpha.   At one time you could get these for around $100 or so.   You might 
check with KE9PQ.   At one time he was a good source of these..

http://www.auctionworks.com/store/default.asp?sid=200406161129350000000049524750&sfid=4474


73 and good luck,
Dudley
WA5QPZ


At 10:55 AM 6/16/2004 +0700, Martin Sole wrote:
>Some weeks a go I mentioned an Alpha 77 that a friend and I were going to
>check out. In examining it we paid attention to the comments made by others
>on here about what to look for, in particular the filter capacitor. What we
>found was a pool of oil under the amp and a greasy film on the diode board.
>It will all clean up but the cap is done for we think. Apparently Alpha
>power want $800 but they have directed us to Dahl's who still want $400.
>What we are thinking is that maybe there are alternatives.
>
>Will a suitably sized bank of electrolytics do the job?
>
>Can oil filled caps be re-conditioned?
>
>Does anybody have something that will do for a 'sensible' price?
>
>Any ideas?
>
>73
>Martin, HS0ZED
>
>
>
>
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