Cap Kit, wtb

[Cable Guy]

Hi I have seen a post, don't remember it but it listed a guy who sells cap kits. I can't find him but maybe he will see this. I need to recap a cobra 2k gtl and don't want fake or cheap knock off capacitors.

Thanks
Greg

 

[PSYKO_Inc]

Download the service manual and go through the parts list to get the values/voltage rating of all the electrolytic caps, and make a list. Figure out quantities of each type of cap, and order from Digikey or Mouser. Should be a significant cost reduction compared to a pre-made kit, for maybe an hour of your time.

 

[wjm1129]

Klondike Mike is the one who sells the good cap kits.

 

[AudioShockwav]

@Klondike Mike is a member here, he sells quality caps sets.
You can click on his name and then click " start a conversion"

73
Jeff

 

[Cable Guy]

Thanks for passing that on. I could order from mouser or dk. I have the sam's with the parts list but really just want some convenience as I usually won't allow myself the luxury of such things. I always choose the most frugal options, but I'd kinda like someone else to do the mundane for me this time. I "might" even get to spend that hour actually talking on my radio instead of working on one. But if not, I get a better conversation from a schematic anyways. Thanks again.

 

[Shadetree Mechanic]

@Klondike Mike

Klondike Mikes - Electrolytic capacitor kits

Capacitor kits for Cobra, Kenwood, Icom, Realistic and many more.

klondikemikescapkits.com

 

[Klondike Mike]

>> ... Hi I have seen a post, don't remember it but it listed a guy who sells cap kits....

See link below;
https://klondikemikescapkits.com/products/cobra-2000-gtl-electrolytic-capacitor-kit-deluxe

 

[Holydvr]

Mike is great! Just ordered a couple of kits from him last week.

 

[Enterprise312ok]

It was a Klondike Mike cap kit and a 138xlr that started it all for me. That is one of the most frequency stable radios I own, I think even better than my Lincoln 2 plus. I think Mike's quality capacitors deserve part of the credit.

 

[nomadradio]

My shop stocks nearly any capacitor needed to do this sort of restoration, but we recommend Mike's kits as a labor saver. The time I would spend with the parts list and a sack in my stock room costs way more than Mike's kits. Yes, I probably paid less than his total for the parts alone, but pulling two or three dozen of them off the shelf proves to be time consuming. Labor saved is money saved around here, and Mike's parts are the real McCoy.

73

 

[Cable Guy]

I understand that. I have a large assortment of capacitor values but some are questionable as I have nearly exhausted my supply of nichicon's and rubycon's. I have some JB's that I use for certain things but NOT for this application. Years ago when I first started this electronics repair venture I made a mistake, as many have, and ordered too many capacitors of questionable origin, thinking "it's just a capacitor, what dif can it really make who made it?" I have since swallowed my ignorance and use the chongx as firecrackers to entertain my friends.

 

[Enterprise312ok]

If only Mike would make some high voltage cap kits for the old comstat 25 and robyn 240d and the like, hint hint

 

[nomadradio]

I recently started selling a cap kit for the Palomar 300A on fleabay. Only six capacitors total, and a couple of bleeder resistors. I keep the 450-Volt caps in stock, so it seemed worth a shot.

Doesn't set the barn on fire, but it helps pay the firewood bill. Fewer and fewer places to buy 450-Volt electrolytics every year.

73

 

[Cable Guy]

@Klondike Mike I received the kit and looking over the caps I see a brand I never saw before, no name printed, just a rhombus. Could you Id this for me?

 

[Klondike Mike]

@Klondike Mike ... Could you Id this for me?

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