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Tag Archives: restuff
A Surprise in a Re-Stuffed Capacitor
I was recently re-stuffing some capacitors for a radio. It’s not something I do often, but I’ve accumulated a pile of pulled vintage caps over the years so I have some on hand if a customer requests the most detailed … Continue reading
Coming Soon: Restuffed Historical Capacitors for Radio Restoration
I’m happy to announce that starting soon, I’ll be offering professionally restuffed vintage capacitors for historically accurate repair and restoration of your antique radio! In my rebuild process, the old capacitor is carefully stripped of the old wax coating and … Continue reading
Posted in DIY, Electronics, Projects, Radios and Tubes, Vintage
Tagged Antique, antique radio, capacitor, capacitor replacement, radio, re-stuff, re-stuffed, repair, restoration, restuff, restuffed, tube radio, vintage, vintage radio
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1942 GE LF-116 Radio Repair Part 3 – Capacitor Can Rebuilding
Part of a continuing series: Part 1 – History and First Looks Part 2 – Tool Prep Part 3 – Capacitor Can Rebuild Part 4 – Capacitors and Socket Replacement Part 5 – Finished! I’m continuing to work on the … Continue reading
Posted in Electronics, Projects, Radios and Tubes, Vintage
Tagged antique radio, can, capacitor, capacitor replacement, GE, LF-116, rebuild, repair, restoration, restuff, tube radio
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