[sdiy] "VINTAGE AUDIO" capacitors

[Harry Bissell]

They are typically film caps, so you might be able to peel off the outside labels
and glue them on the new caps...

H^) harry


----- Original Message -----
From: Colin f <colin at colinfraser.com>
To: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
Sent: Mon, 15 Aug 2011 10:03:10 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Re: [sdiy] "VINTAGE AUDIO" capacitors

 

> 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


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