Be careful what type of capacitor you use!

[Findm-Keepm]

Originally Posted by jeyurkon

And I keep hoping to find someone about to dump them as they retire their business. They are very useful.

John

Exactly how I got mine - when my father retired, I got his early Sams, and he sold the newer stuff to another shop for pennies on the dollar.

Keep checking with the shops in your area - Dad gave away numerous duplicates he had accumulated over the years. His earliest stuff came from a estate where the guy was working out of his house, on a hobby basis. Occasionally, an entire collection will appear on eBay, for local pickup only - that could be another way to get them inexpensively.

Cheers,

[Bill Cahill]

That particular cap is not paper. It is mica. Unusual for such a high value in mica, but, not un heard of.
RCA, and, Zenith were good for those types of tricks.
Mica mold paper caps have the value written on. No dots.
I have had paper mica molds explde.
RCA used those in an early three tube 45 rpm player. Before I realized what was happenning, and, this was 23 years ago, I was getting distorted sound, a bad odor, and, smoke.
Un plugged it, and, took it apart after I heard a loud pop.
Two mica mold paper caps had exploded.
Bill Cahill