Hallicrafters T-506 scored

[jr_tech]

Originally Posted by ChrisW6ATV

Nice job on the caps. Decades from now, someone is going to own your set and say "How could those old wax caps still be good? They test like new!"

Or somebody might look under the chassis and say "man, look at all those old wax-covered paper caps, I'm going to replace every one of them before I even think about turning this set on."

jr

Ps I have substituted .001s for .00047s for horiz output coupling an electrostatic set before with no problems.

[bandersen]

Originally Posted by jr_tech

Or somebody might look under the chassis and say "man, look at all those old wax-covered paper caps, I'm going to replace every one of them before I even think about turning this set on."

jr

Ps I have substituted .001s for .00047s for horiz output coupling an electrostatic set before with no problems.

I suppose I could leave a note inside the set

Originally Posted by bkharris

Looking at the schematic for your Hallicrafters 506 6au6 type late chassis those two vert sweep coupling caps should be .03 at 6000v
However I am not certain that the late chassis schematic is the exact chassis you have.

Interesting. Any idea how the chassis run can be determined ?