I just bought a new in the box 1953 vintage Admiral 5G31N AA5 radio on ebay. It is in need of recapping as it has a strong 60 hz hum. I have a schematic and found that it needs 2 electrolytics, a 30uf and a 50uf as well as 2 paper caps, a .05 and a .047. Here's the questions. With the electrolytics I found a 30uF @ 500V easy enough but can only find a 47uF to replace the 50. Would it be better to parallel 2 30's in place of the 50? I read somewhere that it is better to have more capacitance than less. Also in replacing the paper caps the .047 is easy to find but is that an acceptable replacement for the .05 or should I parallel a .0033 with a .047 to get up to .05? Also does anybody have any experience with F&T brand electrolytics from Germany? I would think that being from Germany they would be of decent quality but really have no idea. Thanks for the help. Photo of the radio is at the link.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/91751935@N00/7062447899/
04-09-2012, 05:55 PM
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