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Originally Posted by Kevin Kuehn
Yes Film. Definitely for RF grounding. Relocating them or their wiring can be a big no no.
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Ok I have a question, concerning the bypass caps in this radio.
Two of the bypass caps are marked on the base of the caps and on the schematic .5 (they are two singles marked at that value) and one cap is a double cap marked 1. on the bottom of the cap and on the schematic, what's the purpose of the decimal point (.) after the 1 on the double cap? I'm assuming it's a 1 MFD capacitor which if that's the case why bother with a decimal point after the 1 on the capacitor markings?
Also how would I restuff the 1 MFD bypass caps? I ask because I think a 1 MFD 630 VDC film cap is going to be too big of diameter to fit inside the can, let alone two of them.
Also as far as the .5 MFD caps go, I'm assuming a .47 MFD 630 VDC cap will work fine in its place?
Also I was wondering how I would go about handling the wiring going to the RF bypass caps because while the rubber insulation of the wiring is still intact and isn't falling apart, it is very brittle to the point that just moving the wires just slightly causes the rubber insulation on those wires to crack and chip off the wire which if I'm going to restuff those bypass caps I would have to move those wires and I don't want to have to replace any more wiring than I have to in this radio to get it up and running.