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Originally Posted by Phil Nelson
I've found bad electrolytics in newer gear than that, but haven't worked on any 1960s Zenith sets, so I'll take your word that their parts are that good. Maybe I need to switch brands 
I used to think that the brown/maroon "orange drop" types were pretty good, but not so much any more. This week I went back through an RCA CTC-11 that I restored a couple of years ago and replaced about ten of them. They had seemed fine at the time, but didn't hold up -- creating problems with vertical linearity and horizontal stability. Nothing is forever, I suppose.
Phil Nelson |
Tell me about these.....I had a ctc35 I fought with for weeks on a vertical problem and it turned out to be one of these. They get lossy, change value when dc voltage is applied and drastically change value with temperature. I have had to replace more orange drops than electrolytics in 60s stuff.
Even though I hate to do it and admit it, the time is here when all the orange drop style need to be changed.