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Is this thing a capacitor?
Greetings, all:
This is my first post in this forum, though I see some familiar names here Here's my problem. I have an Airline radio model GEN1538A that's not fancy or expensive, but I like the way it looks. It has some hum, which I believe I can fix by replacing the filter (electrolytic? I forget the term) cap. Oh, it's a solid state radio, so I hope it's okay to post this here. Anyhoo, I've replaced these caps a couple of times in the past and it was always obvious which ones needed replacing. I'm not too sure with this one. The most likely suspect is this wax-covered thing about the size of a roll of Life Savers. It doesn't look like what I was expecting, but I've heard the term "wax-covered caps" so often here that I figured it's what I'm looking for. This is like, a mid-60's model, so I was surprised to find something that seemed so old-fashioned inside. Okay, this is what's written on the cap in question: ====================== Cosmic Condensor Co. 704 E3264 Red + 150M 150WV Grn + 50M 150WV Black Com Negative ===================== I'm guessing this is some multi-part cap?? Do yall think it's what I should replace to cure the hum? And what should I replace it with? Perhaps a 150M and a 50M cap with the negative leads soldered together? Or would something like that blow up? Considering my skill level, that's a distinct possibility! TIA for your help. Bob
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When you purchase your caps, you may not find a 50mfd. Usually, you'll find a 47mfd and that will work just fine. As Celt mentioned, going higher on the voltage is fine... just do not go lower.
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