Dumont RA113 "Burlingame" restoration

[IsthmusTV]

Originally Posted by bandersen

I think this Micamold cap is 0.001 mfd @ 500v and the white dot indicates it's really paper inside so I'm going to replace it.

Oops, I didn't replace that cap in mine, I thought it was a silver mica. I'll make a note to replace it the next time I pull the chassis.

I also chose not to pigtail the HV caps. Getting the solder to pool just right in the cups was a bit of challenge, though. I found it best to orient the chassis so that the solder cup I was working on was horizontal, otherwise gravity causes too much of the solder to spill out.

Looks like you're getting close to the first power-up.

[bandersen]

Originally Posted by IsthmusTV

Oops, I didn't replace that cap in mine, I thought it was a silver mica. I'll make a note to replace it the next time I pull the chassis.

There's still a chance it is. I'm going to test and dissect it to see what's really in there.

Originally Posted by IsthmusTV

...Getting the solder to pool just right in the cups was a bit of challenge, though...

I flipped the chassis upside down to get the first one to pool properly.