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RCA 10K Restoration Journal

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08-23-2009, 01:29 PM

Those lozenge shaped mica caps are not all that good 70 years later. If you roll one over looking for a value on the other side consider it toast!

On a set of that calibre I personally would replace them. I've found enough bad ones to not trust them categorically.

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RCA 10K Restoration Journal - by g8wayg8r - 07-26-2009, 11:28 PM

Re: RCA 10K Restoration Journal - by jayoungs - 07-27-2009, 10:24 AM

Re: RCA 10K Restoration Journal - by exray - 07-27-2009, 07:02 PM

Re: RCA 10K Restoration Journal - by Dave D - 07-27-2009, 11:58 PM

Re: RCA 10K Restoration Journal - by g8wayg8r - 08-04-2009, 01:27 AM

Re: RCA 10K Restoration Journal - by g8wayg8r - 08-22-2009, 12:56 AM

Re: RCA 10K Restoration Journal - by g8wayg8r - 08-23-2009, 12:51 PM

Re: RCA 10K Restoration Journal - by exray - 08-23-2009, 01:29 PM

Re: RCA 10K Restoration Journal - by g8wayg8r - 08-30-2009, 06:10 PM

Re: RCA 10K Restoration Journal - by codefox1 - 08-30-2009, 06:54 PM

Re: RCA 10K Restoration Journal - by exray - 08-30-2009, 08:50 PM

Re: RCA 10K Restoration Journal - by g8wayg8r - 08-30-2009, 09:31 PM

Re: RCA 10K Restoration Journal - by exray - 08-30-2009, 10:44 PM

Re: RCA 10K Restoration Journal - by g8wayg8r - 09-13-2009, 06:05 PM

Re: RCA 10K Restoration Journal - by g8wayg8r - 09-13-2009, 10:50 PM

Re: RCA 10K Restoration Journal - by g8wayg8r - 09-20-2009, 11:38 PM

Re: RCA 10K Restoration Journal - by g8wayg8r - 09-30-2009, 11:52 PM

Re: RCA 10K Restoration Journal - by g8wayg8r - 11-19-2009, 02:06 AM

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