Capacitor ID

[Jered]

Anybody have any info or past experience with these. a guy at the swap meet had a big bag for a price I couldnt pass up. He had no info on them and I cant find any info online. Hoping someone here might know a thing or two about them. Thank you

[Stevem]

If your test meter has a cap test function I would use it to prove out the Uf value of every cap before you solder it in with those Jap/ Tiwan made caps, and if they are rated for 600 volts try not yo use them above 450 volts!

[JerryFJA]

They look like some caps I have here that came form the phone company. Are they ceramic? I have a bunch, but I haven't tried them yet.
Jerry

[Jered]

Values test correct. What they are made of? I have no idea. I was hoping someone here had some details. They feel kind of light for their size so I guess they could be ceramic. Doesnt Japan make some fairly decent electronics? Most of the stuff the guy was selling was from 70's and 80's era. Im assuming these to be the same. Thanks for the info

[ToneMerc]

Anybody have any info or past experience with these. a guy at the swap meet had a big bag for a price I couldnt pass up. He had no info on them and I cant find any info online. Hoping someone here might know a thing or two about them. Thank you

http://antiqueradios.com/forums//viewto ... 9&t=220040

TM

[Jered]

Thank you tonemerc, just what I was looking for. Looks like I bought a bag of crap. Im going to cut one open and see what these are made of. I will post a pic tonight or tomorrow.

[rp]

Looks like you were going for the Savoy Truffle and got Crunchy Frog

They sure look cool. Electronics w/ MIJ is now a nostalgia trip. Sort out half dozen good ones and clone a Sano!

[Jered]

What a pain in the butt to cut in half. Took three dremel cut off wheels to get through the porcelain. But they are paper and oil. Quite a bit of oil in the center. They were destroyed by the time I was done so I didnt bother with pics.
Rated for 600 volts I think I might try them in a sub-mini build and see if they last/how long they last.

[rp]

What a pain in the butt to cut in half. But they are paper and oil. Quite a bit of oil in the center.

pcbs (polychlorinated biphenyls)? wash up diligently.

[Jered]

What a pain in the butt to cut in half. But they are paper and oil. Quite a bit of oil in the center.

pcbs (polychlorinated biphenyls)? wash up diligently.

Oops, lol

[dorrisant]

If I find these in the correct value range I will pull them and use them in guitars for tone caps... I have customers who swear by them when used that way.

[rp]

Took me a while to hunt this down, was once trying to find out what the old Vox caps were made of. Read post #11 by Crampin, funny how much of the NOS parts we would sell our grandmamas for were just the equivalent of Xicon or Illinois today. The Japaneses had a lot to prove in 1965 so it's a decent bet they put a little extra into it. The limit might be the oil part more than the MIJ, few tests I did with Vitamnin Qs, and only those, in MI and HiFi, didn't do it for me, too smooth, liquid not grainy but loss of treble, bite, and speed, over all kind of blah. Maybe that's just the V-Qs. If they spec ok try them in a known amp just to take their measure.

No British components, with or without military approval would ever pass these tests - the best were Philips and some Japanese.

http://www.vintage-radio.net/forum/show ... hp?t=98383