[sdiy] "VINTAGE AUDIO" capacitors

[Colin f]

> 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.

If you really wanted to retain the look, how about hollowing out the
original caps to use as covers for the inevitably much smaller, new caps ?
Like those AA to C cell adaptors you get for batteries.

Cheers,
Colin f