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Originally Posted by mr_rye89
Some restorers wouldn't like me at all. I never re-stuff capacitors, except Bakelite blocks. My CTC21 still has the original multisection electrolytics attached to the chassis, but the leads are cut off and the new discrete electrolytics are under the chassis 
And I woulda just used a .22 or .27uf cap, it's probably just used for a tone control/bypass/coupling anyways. Only the silver mica picofarad capacitors in the tuning/IF circuit have to be exact. |
How perfect the recap job needs to be for a restoration depends on how desirable/important the set. My best stuff I restuff with quality new parts, worthless trash I want to play with gets used caps pulled from junked BPC sets lazily tacked in...and there's plenty of shades in-between.