I was given a french radio, would it play in the US and receive the regular radio stations?

Also I took it apart to see how to change the caps, they were rated in PF and appeared to be tubular plastic which seem to crack easy.
I saw a couple of caps that read:
25,000 PF
500 / 15,000 volts

Is that an unusual amount of voltage, can that be real, which is it, 500volts or 15, 000volts? can these type of caps be bought?
Thank you,
Vinny

Vinny: it will probably receive the AM broadcast band. Does the tuning dial show the covered frequencies?

If it's an AC set, it will probably be designed for 220V.

A single cap should have just one voltage rating. 15kV wouldn't make sense to me.

1 pF = 1 uuF = (10^-6) uF
Doug

:I was given a french radio, would it play in the US and receive the regular radio stations?
:
:Also I took it apart to see how to change the caps, they were rated in PF and appeared to be tubular plastic which seem to crack easy.
:I saw a couple of caps that read:
:25,000 PF
:500 / 15,000 volts
:
:Is that an unusual amount of voltage, can that be real, which is it, 500volts or 15, 000volts? can these type of caps be bought?
:Thank you,
:Vinny

Doug, When I did research it read 110Volts.
thank You,
Vinny

:Vinny: it will probably receive the AM broadcast band. Does the tuning dial show the covered frequencies?
:
:If it's an AC set, it will probably be designed for 220V.
:
:A single cap should have just one voltage rating. 15kV wouldn't make sense to me.
:
:1 pF = 1 uuF = (10^-6) uF
:Doug
:
::I was given a french radio, would it play in the US and receive the regular radio stations?
::
::Also I took it apart to see how to change the caps, they were rated in PF and appeared to be tubular plastic which seem to crack easy.
::I saw a couple of caps that read:
::25,000 PF
::500 / 15,000 volts
::
::Is that an unusual amount of voltage, can that be real, which is it, 500volts or 15, 000volts? can these type of caps be bought?
::Thank you,
::Vinny

Vinny: OK, whatever. The standard AC voltage in Europe is, now at least, 220V. Some radios manufactured in Europe, for sale in North America, had a switch to select between 120- and 220-V.
Doug

:Doug, When I did research it read 110Volts.
:thank You,
:Vinny
:
:
::Vinny: it will probably receive the AM broadcast band. Does the tuning dial show the covered frequencies?
::
::If it's an AC set, it will probably be designed for 220V.
::
::A single cap should have just one voltage rating. 15kV wouldn't make sense to me.
::
::1 pF = 1 uuF = (10^-6) uF
::Doug
::
:::I was given a french radio, would it play in the US and receive the regular radio stations?
:::
:::Also I took it apart to see how to change the caps, they were rated in PF and appeared to be tubular plastic which seem to crack easy.
:::I saw a couple of caps that read:
:::25,000 PF
:::500 / 15,000 volts
:::
:::Is that an unusual amount of voltage, can that be real, which is it, 500volts or 15, 000volts? can these type of caps be bought?
:::Thank you,
:::Vinny