[Coco] Re: Old radios

[Neil Morrison]

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From: <jdaggett at gate.net>


> Eric
>
> I think the tube that is bad is a #80 or 83 something like that.
They
> are available but kind of costly.

An 80 is a rectifier isn't it? You could always wire silicons across
the base.

> More so than the tubes is the condensors that will need replacing.
> back then they used paper dielectric caps and they are almost bad
> by now. Might be able to recharge them with a variac. Slowly bring
> up the voltage and maybe the diaelctric will reform properly.

Or get an old style cap checker (Heath off eBay) and use it to reform
and test the caps.

> What I do want to get is exact replacement caps if necessary and
> restore it back to full tube use.
>
> james