[Amps] Source for replacement PS caps
Alek Petkovic
vk6apk at bigpond.com
Fri Oct 10 18:25:58 EDT 2014
K4POZ sells 390uF/450V/105°C capacitors at $2.75 each plus shipping.
They are not screw terminal jobs but that shouldn't matter.
See http://swap.qth.com/c_amphf.php and scroll down the ads to get to
his ad.. He renews it quite often.
73, Alek. VK6APK
On 11/10/2014 1:42 AM, Steve NR4M wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> Figured it was time to re-cap the PS for my Ten-Tec since they are
> about 25 years old. The amp hasn't been used in a while so you just
> know what will happen if I DON'T re-cap it before I use it.
>
> I really don't want to change (mechanically) the way the originals are
> mounted in order to use a different, possibly more available, cap.
>
> Looking for suggestions on sources other than the 'usual' (Digikey,
> Mouser, etc...)
>
> These caps are 400 MFD x 450 VDC, 85 degree, with screw terminals on
> top. Terminals appear to be #10, with a 1/2 inch spacing. Dia is 1
> 3/8 inch and length is 5 5/8 inches, or so.
>
> 100 degree would be nice and the capacity can be +/-.
>
> Any input would be helpful. I just don't want to pay $25 per cap if I
> can find similar for $15.
>
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