[Coco] [Color Computer] Re: mystery chip on COCO2 XC80652P

[peak at mail.polarcomm.com]

James
Good luck finding exact replacement paper caps!!!
What you will probably have to do is to make the caps out of 
modern caps and then encapsulate them in repro paper 
coverings.
Eric


---- Original message ----
>Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2004 20:32:09 -0500
>From: jdaggett at gate.net  
>Subject: Re: [Coco] [Color Computer] Re: mystery chip on 
COCO2 XC80652P  
>To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts 
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>Eric 
>
>I think the tube that is bad is a #80 or 83 something like 
that. They 
>are available but kind of costly. 
>
>More so than the tubes is the condesnsors 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. 
>
>What I do want to get is exact replacement caps if necessary 
and 
>restore it back to full tube use. 
>
>james
>
>
>On 10 Mar 2004 at 14:53, peak at mail.polarcomm.com wrote:
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>> James
>> One of my first loves was antique radio.Even before I 
found 
>> Coco. A 1926 RCA is a TREASURE. If it is physically in 
good 
>> shape dont change a thing. If you really want it to 
operate 
>> and dont want to or cant get tubes then re-do the 
circuitry 
>> in solid state I.E. JFETS , Hide the new circuitry in the 
>> case somewhere (Fake Battery Pak),keep the tubes but only 
>> power the filaments.
>> 
>> If it were mine I would not do this unless the set was in 
>> very bad shape, but if you just gotta make it "play" then 
>> consider the idea!
>> 
>> Eric
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> >
>> >Neil
>> >
>> >I have a 1926 RCA AM radio at my father's house. 
>> >
>> >An old five tube receiver that tubes for it are gettign 
as 
>> rare as hen's 
>> >teeth.
>> >
>> >james
>> >
>> >
>> >On 7 Mar 2004 at 19:56, Neil Morrison wrote:
>> >
>> >To:             	"Coco" <colorcomputer at yahoogroups.com>
>> >From:           	"Neil Morrison" <neilsmorr at hotpop.com>
>> >Date sent:      	Sun, 7 Mar 2004 19:56:06 -0800
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>> >> My first boss when I took up tube repair had one of 
those 
>> German
>> >> 3-in-1 tubes with resistors and capacitors inside.  
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