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Mica question
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I have only been tinkering around with learning tube radios for a year now.  I do have my first radio up and running but now I am working on another one.  I found what I believe is a bad mica capacitor. I am not a book smart kind of person, I learn by doing. The schematics are still very difficult for me to follow so I am having trouble figuring out what are the values.  On a webpage I found where one can enter the colors and it will tell you what the value is.  Mine has 4 dots that I can see but the only selections was 3, 4 or 6 dots.  I entered the 3 that are in a row and it came back as 50,000pF.  Can someone help me and maybe explain how to id this?  I have been purchasing my parts from Tony's but where can I get these and what do I need?


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Larry
Elsberry, MO

Philco 46-1213
Zenith 12S568E
Silvertone Model 7134
Silvertone Model 7054
True Tone Model 1135



Messages In This Thread
Mica question - by MissouriLarry - 02-23-2026, 07:54 PM
RE: Mica question - by radiorich - 02-23-2026, 09:38 PM
RE: Mica question - by MissouriLarry - 02-23-2026, 10:15 PM
RE: Mica question - by MrFixr55 - 02-23-2026, 10:47 PM
RE: Mica question - by morzh - 02-23-2026, 11:01 PM
RE: Mica question - by radiorich - 02-24-2026, 12:15 AM
RE: Mica question - by Arran - 02-24-2026, 06:51 AM
RE: Mica question - by RodB - 02-24-2026, 12:05 PM
RE: Mica question - by MissouriLarry - 02-24-2026, 12:58 PM
RE: Mica question - by RodB - 02-24-2026, 01:39 PM



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