Hello, I am recapping a philco 20 and it has a 3615-k on the side of it. According to the data, it is a .o5uf cap and a 250 ohm wirewound resistor. Do I have to replace the resistor with another wire wound one or can I just put in another 1/4 watt 250 ohm one.

Hi Sean

You don't need high wattage, wirewound. Only 2 volts will dropped across this resistor. Why replace the original? It's actually wire and usually still ok.

Norm

Hello, I am recapping a philco 20 and it has a 3615-k on the side of it. According to the data, it is a .o5uf cap and a 250 ohm wirewound resistor. Do I have to replace the resistor with another wire wound one or can I just put in another 1/4 watt 250 ohm one.

:Hi Sean
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: You don't need high wattage, wirewound. Only 2 volts will dropped across this resistor. Why replace the original? It's actually wire and usually still ok.
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:Norm
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:Hello, I am recapping a philco 20 and it has a 3615-k on the side of it. According to the data, it is a .o5uf cap and a 250 ohm wirewound resistor. Do I have to replace the resistor with another wire wound one or can I just put in another 1/4 watt 250 ohm one.

Hi Sean,
You cant get out of the Bakelite housing with out ruining it Norm.
Just use a regular resistor, Sean 250 ohms # 2 to # 3
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