How did those old style 20% carbons check out? (Particularly
the ones with the rougher finish on the bakelite shell...) I usually
find many of them open or way high in value.

Pete

"Jeffrey D Angus" wrote in message
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Waiting on the new 5 watt metal film resistors to correct the
power supply resistors. (replacing the sand ohm and candelohm
resistors.) Still need to pu the 9.1 V zener across the 3V4
(B+) and ground to protect the filaments from over voltage.

Jeff

Tio Pedro wrote:
How did those old style 20% carbons check out? (Particularly
the ones with the rougher finish on the bakelite shell...) I usually
find many of them open or way high in value.

Surprisingly enough, I haven't had any problems with them.
What did die was the 950/950 Candelohm bolted to the chassis
and of course, the original sand-ohm 55/75 resister had a
case of seriously green leads.

Jeff

"Jeffrey D Angus" wrote in message
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Tio Pedro wrote:
How did those old style 20% carbons check out? (Particularly
the ones with the rougher finish on the bakelite shell...) I usually
find many of them open or way high in value.

Surprisingly enough, I haven't had any problems with them.
What did die was the 950/950 Candelohm bolted to the chassis
and of course, the original sand-ohm 55/75 resister had a
case of seriously green leads.

Jeff

Oddly enough, I'm finding yellow mylars with the same greenie
lead disease. One flex, and the lead is gone.

Tio Pedro wrote:
Oddly enough, I'm finding yellow mylars with the same greenie
lead disease. One flex, and the lead is gone.

I assume you're talking about yellow caps from the early '60s?

Not the new ones we're all using now.

Jeff

"Jeffrey D Angus" wrote in message
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Of course! I assume your talking about old power resistors
too