Rick (W-A-one-R-K-T) wrote:
Good morning... Looking for the BEST place to mail-order replacement caps
and other components for restoring boat anchors.

I did the deja and google searches and got the usual hundreds of thousands
of hits, now I'd like to know what you guys consider the best place to
deal with mail order.

Current project is a DX-40 and I need some 40-uf 450-V electrolytics and
replacements for a few misc. paper caps.

Radio Shack has nothing, as usual.

I suppose ordering two electrolytic capacitors and two paper cap
replacements will be a losing proposition because they'll raid me for more
on shipping and handling charges than the caps are worth, but if there is
anyone out there who's reasonable on that kind of stuff I'd appreciate
hearing about them.

I suppose if I'm going to get into this boat anchor stuff I should buy an
assortment of caps and other parts... any suggestions there?

Digikey and Mouser are good, if you don't mind wading through their
catalogs carefully to figure out which modern components are just right
for you.

Antique Radio Supply (www.tubesandmore.com) has a selection of
high-voltage new capacitors (including some low-end audiophool stuff, so
watch that price column!). They also have some specialty reproduction
electrolytic capacitors if you want to retain the right look to your
chassis -- this is a 'don't care' for functionality, but if you're doing
something with an open back you may want to let people see that aluminum
can sticking up instead of some ugly blue thing.

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