[Coco] Old radios

[Neil Morrison]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <KnudsenMJ at aol.com>

...
> Worse yet, old caps like this may seem to reform just fine, and
play along
> for days, and then one day -- BAM!  they let all the smoke out (and
tar, and
> chemicals the Govt. didn't know about in 1930-whatever).  Don't ask
how I know.

Yup. It's amazing how they get all that crap into the cap in the
first place 'cause you sure can't stuff it back in.

> If you really want to play the radio and show it off (and you
should!), there
> are place to buy authentic replacement parts.  Those newsgroups I
mentioned
> are a good place to start looking.

And if you find one with old open type electrolytics - or an
electrolytic rectifier - you'd REALLY better know what you are doing.

BTW, I was somewhat amused to go to an electrical museum in NZ and
see more than a few items I used to repair for people!

Neil