That cap is probably the cathode bypass cap. There is probably a 150-220 Ohm resistor from cathode pin 8 to B minus with this cap across it.
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:I have an unidentified Canadian Marconi which I’m trying to get working. I’m recapping but can’t identify one of the capacitors. It’s positive end is connected to pin 8 of 50L6, then through a .005uf capacitor to pin 3 of 50L6. The negative is connected to the phono switch and from there to the negative terminal of the on/off switch. This capacitor looks like a regular, paper wrapped capacitor and it looks like "25 mfd at 25 VWDC" is written on the wrapping...Is this realistic, or am I reading it wrong??
:Sorry, I can’t help with a schematic but it's a six tube radio with the tube line-up as follows; 35W4, 50L6, 12BA6, 12AV6, 12BA6, 12BE6.
:Regards
:Job
:Job,
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:That cap is probably the cathode bypass cap. There is probably a 150-220 Ohm resistor from cathode pin 8 to B minus with this cap across it.
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:Radiodoc
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::I have an unidentified Canadian Marconi which I’m trying to get working. I’m recapping but can’t identify one of the capacitors. It’s positive end is connected to pin 8 of 50L6, then through a .005uf capacitor to pin 3 of 50L6. The negative is connected to the phono switch and from there to the negative terminal of the on/off switch. This capacitor looks like a regular, paper wrapped capacitor and it looks like "25 mfd at 25 VWDC" is written on the wrapping...Is this realistic, or am I reading it wrong??
::Sorry, I can’t help with a schematic but it's a six tube radio with the tube line-up as follows; 35W4, 50L6, 12BA6, 12AV6, 12BA6, 12BE6.
::Regards
::Job
Yes. The plus on the cap goes to the cathode pin 8 on the socket and the minus goes to B minus. Be careful of polarity with all electrolytics (non-polarized caps an exception). The metal tube (covered with plastic/vinyl) is the minus and the end with the plastic/rubber insulator with the wire feeding thru is the positive. There are some radios that use multi-sectioned power supply caps that also contain the output tube cathode bypass cap in the multi-section cap can or paper tube.
Radiodoc
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:Doc, is that capacitor supposed to be electrolytic or am I reading it wrong?? It looks like 25 mfd but difficult to say for sure.
:Regards
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::Job,
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::That cap is probably the cathode bypass cap. There is probably a 150-220 Ohm resistor from cathode pin 8 to B minus with this cap across it.
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::Radiodoc
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:::I have an unidentified Canadian Marconi which I’m trying to get working. I’m recapping but can’t identify one of the capacitors. It’s positive end is connected to pin 8 of 50L6, then through a .005uf capacitor to pin 3 of 50L6. The negative is connected to the phono switch and from there to the negative terminal of the on/off switch. This capacitor looks like a regular, paper wrapped capacitor and it looks like "25 mfd at 25 VWDC" is written on the wrapping...Is this realistic, or am I reading it wrong??
:::Sorry, I can’t help with a schematic but it's a six tube radio with the tube line-up as follows; 35W4, 50L6, 12BA6, 12AV6, 12BA6, 12BE6.
:::Regards
:::Job
:Job,
:
:Yes. The plus on the cap goes to the cathode pin 8 on the socket and the minus goes to B minus. Be careful of polarity with all electrolytics (non-polarized caps an exception). The metal tube (covered with plastic/vinyl) is the minus and the end with the plastic/rubber insulator with the wire feeding thru is the positive. There are some radios that use multi-sectioned power supply caps that also contain the output tube cathode bypass cap in the multi-section cap can or paper tube.
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:Radiodoc
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::Doc, is that capacitor supposed to be electrolytic or am I reading it wrong?? It looks like 25 mfd but difficult to say for sure.
::Regards
::
::
::
:::Job,
:::
:::That cap is probably the cathode bypass cap. There is probably a 150-220 Ohm resistor from cathode pin 8 to B minus with this cap across it.
:::
:::Radiodoc
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::::I have an unidentified Canadian Marconi which I’m trying to get working. I’m recapping but can’t identify one of the capacitors. It’s positive end is connected to pin 8 of 50L6, then through a .005uf capacitor to pin 3 of 50L6. The negative is connected to the phono switch and from there to the negative terminal of the on/off switch. This capacitor looks like a regular, paper wrapped capacitor and it looks like "25 mfd at 25 VWDC" is written on the wrapping...Is this realistic, or am I reading it wrong??
::::Sorry, I can’t help with a schematic but it's a six tube radio with the tube line-up as follows; 35W4, 50L6, 12BA6, 12AV6, 12BA6, 12BE6.
::::Regards
::::Job