Fake Parts

Interesting.

I've actually done this myself when I couldn't find an exact replacement
capacitor. I took apart the defective one carefully and mounted a modern
close equivalent inside and resembled it into the circuit. It then worked
perfectly. I did it because of the capacitor's form factor and mounting
hardware.

I've also done this for an old capacitor which had triple caps inside one
case. Since I couldn't find a replacement, I fit 3 equivalents inside,
sealed it up again and voila!

But, I wasn't selling them.

I suppose someday, when someone acquires my antique and needs to replace the
capacitor, they might be astonished.

Many moons ago, I had an old car in which the rectifier tube died in the
tube radio. I replaced it with a solid state diode. Worked great! No one
would be the wiser until they opened the case.

Al
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