Thank you. I had forgotten all about them, after buying some nuvistors for
a Techtronic scope. Will certainly look into this.

de K8JUM

K3HVG writes:

: Jim, Not knowing if you are one of the purists (and this is meant with
: absolutely no malice), or not, might I suggest that you simply add a
: hay-rake terminal strip to the bottom of the chassis, near/at where the
: electrolytic is mounted and use a couple of readily available tubular
: electrolytics. The chassis top will look original and only you will
: know the horrible truth, below deck...!!! Via experience with my '60T,
: you may find that some of the paper caps are bad also. Its my personal
: position that one's gear should work properly and via the use of
: whatever appropriate components are required and available. Having said
: the above, check with Antique Electronic Supply (AZ). They often have
: NIB multi-section caps in stock.
: de Jeep/K3HVG



: Jim DeClercq wrote:
: Hello
:
: I now have one HRO-60, which I have wanted since I did not have $800 in
: 1965, and it has one part that can cause fatal damage.
:
: It is a dual 40 mfd electrolitic between one of the power transformer
: windings and ground, and the power transformer is made of unobtanium.
:
: I am quite certain that modern solid capacitors will never short out. Does
: anyone put them into a can that is about 1.4 inches in diameter and 3
: inches high? The can of course is not critical, but that is about the size
: of the space available.
:
: Any ideas will be gratefully considered.
:
: Jim
:
:


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