[time-nuts] LAVOIE LA-800D WWV Timebase Receiver
EB4APL
eb4apl at cembreros.jazztel.es
Mon Dec 21 19:39:16 UTC 2009
Dave,
These old oil capacitors usually were filled with PCB which is hazardous
to health and have to be disposed in a proper way. Probably already you
know it and this warning is superfluous and , but anyway it may be
useful to somebody else.
Regards,
Ignacio, EB4APL
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Dave wrote:
> What was interesting about this rig, was there was only one
> electrolytic cap I could identify and it was a low voltage one. All
> the large power supply caps appear to be oil filled caps. After the
> USUAL procedure of gradually raising the line voltage and letting it
> cook for awhile (just a metaphor - don't be alarmed :) I did notice
> the AC line filter was getting warm and smelly. I will end up
> changing it. I don't usually change resistors and capacitors unless
> they actually are out of range or noisy. I prefer to troubleshoot to
> the actual problem rather than shotgun change parts.
> I really would like to get some information and help with this rig
> instead of just a discussion about how to power up an old radio. I
> appreciate any help you can provide.
>
> Dave
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