05-14-2025, 10:22 AM
I also was wondering what the post about using polarized caps had to do with the subject?
The cap is 5nF, does not exist in any polarized form....
As for why to replace. I'd be surprised if it was mica, they may come with this range of values, but I have never encountered a 5nF mica cap in the old radios; this value is typically a paper cap.
If it is indeed a mica, as pointed by Dale, if not damaged, it needs not to be touched.
If a paper cap, then it should go.
The cap is 5nF, does not exist in any polarized form....
As for why to replace. I'd be surprised if it was mica, they may come with this range of values, but I have never encountered a 5nF mica cap in the old radios; this value is typically a paper cap.
If it is indeed a mica, as pointed by Dale, if not damaged, it needs not to be touched.
If a paper cap, then it should go.
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