[sdiy] "VINTAGE AUDIO" capacitors

[Harry Bissell]

Those capacitors may have a legitimate use if you were trying to restore a vintage
amplifier (think museum piece) and wanted it to 'look' authentic. Of course you'd be paying
top dollar for the NOS cotton covered wire in the appropriate colors.

Two bucks for a cap that looks correct might not be too bad. I wouldn't buy them, but at least
they aren't a total fraud (ie you can actually measure their capacitance...)

H^) harry


----- Original Message -----
From: Noah Vawter <nvawter at media.mit.edu>
To: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
Sent: Sat, 13 Aug 2011 10:10:25 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Re: [sdiy] "VINTAGE AUDIO" capacitors


On Aug 13, 2011, at 9:20 AM, Scott Gravenhorst wrote:
>> Bah!!! Polyester and aluminum foil.  What does he know.

so if I use aluminum foil, can I get away with saying SAPPHIRE CRYSTAL CAPACITORS???








>> 
>> You want to use the "Leyden" brand - GLASS and FOIL
>> 
>> Those, and only those will give a vintage sound.
> 
> Well, only if the foil was pure GOLD and the glass was LEAD CRYSTAL.
> 
>> -Dave
>> 
>> Sorry, but they don't come in orange or mustard yellow.
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