Im in the process of replacing the paper caps in this, and noticed on the Schematic some of these are the INDUCTIVE type. Is it critical that I replace them with incuctive capacitors? I cant seen to find much information as to exactly what types of capacitors are incuctive. Thank You

:Im in the process of replacing the paper caps in this, and noticed on the Schematic some of these are the INDUCTIVE type.

Inductive simply means they are wound with one connection to the foil. Non-inductive caps, which Atwater Kent marked as "NI" have extended foil or multiple connections, and have better RF performance. Normally no one would mark a cap "inductive" and I'm surprised that AK did.

Incidentally if you are replacing the old capacitors entirely, I would be happy to have them, to cover up the replacements in my 185A.

adouglas (at) gis.net

::Im in the process of replacing the paper caps in this, and noticed on the Schematic some of these are the INDUCTIVE type.
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:Inductive simply means they are wound with one connection to the foil. Non-inductive caps, which Atwater Kent marked as "NI" have extended foil or multiple connections, and have better RF performance. Normally no one would mark a cap "inductive" and I'm surprised that AK did.
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:Incidentally if you are replacing the old capacitors entirely, I would be happy to have them, to cover up the replacements in my 185A.
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:adouglas (at) gis.net
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:Thank you for the information, Alan. I just finished replacing the bad rubber wiring along with the filter caps that I re-stuffed and powered it up for the first time. I cant believe how nice it sounds. On radios this old I like to re-stuff the original capacitors so I need to keep those. I have alot of other old used capacitors. If you need a particular brand I can see if I have it for you.

Thanks, Paul

It should sound nice: look at the size of the console speaker they used, and the cabinet thickness. Who else would make a table-model cabinet a full inch thick?

Just thought I'd ask about the caps. I bought my 185A because it had a good original finish, but the seller had already "restored" the under-chassis portion so I had no choice about that.