Re: polar vs nonpolar capacitors

John Larkin (jjlarkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) writes:


> Yup. You can send in your old Heathkit or Macintosh whatever tube
amp
> to folks who will replace all the caps with Black Beauties or silver
> foil or whatevers, at huge expense.
>
> John
>
> About a decade ago, I got a catalog from a place here in Canada
that did that sort of upgrade, and sold parts to do it yourself. I
must have sent for the catalog thinking it might be a source of parts.

The catalog arrives, and the prices on the components were outrageous.
I think the capacitors were going for a couple of dollars each.

Obviously, not a source for parts in Canada. And I still don't know
if the parts they sold actually were expensive, or they just did
a massive markup on them.

Michael

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