Resored Heathkit C-3

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[QUOTE=DaveWM;3106236]check the leak voltage esp the 25v, it may be high

I was placing a volt meter across caps to watch them charge a few nights ago and the 25V was actually spot on. What really worried me was that all of my other voltages were down approximately 100V. I started thinking, OK DC outputs all low (to a point); look around the rectifier. In doing so I found a .25mF cap that was about double in value according to a Fluke DMM. I had a close replacement, but the voltage rating wasn't high enough, so I am going to have to make a list for this and a few other radios I have and see how she acts with a bit of refreshment.

Looking around in there I could see that through the years a few replacements were installed in various places, but the big, nasty wax/paper units (this .25 being one) are all still there. I did go through the resistors while I was in there and all of the old carbon units were within reasonable tolerance.