Zenith 25DC56 console TV acquired!

[TUD1]

I really don't see what's so special about the 22-5001 special cap. I mean it's just a capacitor - I didn't know it was that critical. If I used a .0018 with at least a 1.6 KV rating - what difference does it make? I took the 25DC56 out of the cabinet today. I'm going to take it to the radio club and clean all the controls and whatnot. I'm also supposed to get a CRT tester.

[jr_tech]

Originally Posted by TUD1

I really don't see what's so special about the 22-5001 special cap. I mean it's just a capacitor - I didn't know it was that critical. If I used a .0018 with at least a 1.6 KV rating - what difference does it make? I took the 25DC56 out of the cabinet today. I'm going to take it to the radio club and clean all the controls and whatnot. I'm also supposed to get a CRT tester.

Some discussion of the safety cap issue here:

http://www.videokarma.org/showthread...nith+capacitor

jr