On Oct 17, 7:38 pm, "COLIN LAMB" wrote:
And, Phil's website is as good and concise as it gets about replacing
capacitors. Seehttp://antiqueradio.org/recap.htm

Even if you have been doing it for years, you will appreciate Phil's nice
writing style and useful information.

And, a big fat A for taking the time to help spread his wisdom, learned from
years of experience.

Even after years of repairing radios, we learn that we can do it better. A
few years ago I was going to replace a paper cap in a 17 tube receiver. I
do them one at a time. I clipped the old one out, got a phone call and
dinner call and shut the soldering iron off and left. I was not able to
return to the work for about a month. By then, I knew there was a capacitor
out - but I had clipped the old leads off and it took me an hour of tracing
and schematic reading before I could determine where the missing capacitor
was. Now, I am more methodical and make notes before I clip the capacitor.
A notebook and pencil are always nearby to document before I start work.
Life has been much simpler since then. And, it really is a good idea to
test the radio after a maximum number of changes.

Colin K7FM

Colin has it right. I had a similar experience. Ever since, I keep a
digital camera close and take close-up pictures as the work
progresses. I can always check my work, and I have a set of pictures
afterwards to show off.
I also keep a scratch copy of the radio manual's component list and
schematic that I mark up during the job. When I hand the radio over to
the owner, I can show him exactly what I did to restore the radio.
Gary WA7MLK