Zenith radio cap value, please - Videokarma.org TV - Video

stevepe · #1 10-17-2013, 07:03 PM

First post in this forum, (I think)

A buddy of mine is getting into this radio he's had forever, but I'm no help with this. I've only fixed a couple of things with major help over in Vintage Solid State and Yamaha, and I haven't encountered a ceramic disk marked like this. So what capacitance and voltage?

Yes, I've told him to sign up, himself. I hope this will encourage him.

Thanks,
Steve

Electronic M · #2 10-17-2013, 10:10 PM

Ceramics especially in Zeniths VERY rarely go bad. Does he have any reason to suspect that it has failed?

bob91343 · #3 10-17-2013, 10:42 PM

I'd guess 22 pF.

zeno · #4 10-18-2013, 12:27 AM

What you see is the part number. Almost all Zenith caps start
with 22-####. so its a 22-15 OR a partial number. Usually
these caps were double caps with 3 leads. I never had a
bad one but have changed them when badly cracked to play
it safe. If you put up the model & chassis I will see if I have
the manual & get you the value.

73 Zeno

stevepe · #5 10-19-2013, 11:45 AM

I sent my friend a link to this thread, and he said that he would take it from there. Seems to me that this is the place to get some needed help. I don't want to tell him what to do too much, though. I've subscribed to this thread, so I guess I'll see if he shows up at some point.

Thanks a lot everyone,
Steve