"Richard Knoppow" wrote in message
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"Scott Dorsey" wrote in message
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Paul P REMOVE paul @ REMOVE ppinyot . REMOVEcom wrote:

I discovered that any of the flat "Domino" style caps with
Micamold stamped
on them are best replaced.

Sheesh, and we still have boxes of the things brand new at
work...
-s-cott
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"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

I would test them before use.

[snip]

Testing actual old mica caps before use is good advice, but there's no need
to test anything above .001uf branded "Micamold". The notorious Micamold
was a paper cap in a mica type domino case. The values typically run in the
paper cap area, say .01 or .02 uf at 600V.

I'm sure I've also seen tubular Micamold caps. The tubular Micamolds seem
less disingenuous but are no more reliable.

Frank Dresser