Does anyone have recommendations for a good film capacitor kit? I need a kit that would be suitable for antique radios(receiving) and tube audio amps. I need the capacitors in the kit to have higher voltage ratings.
Any ideas? Anyone?
@jukebox-guy Hi, I highly doubt you are going to find a proper quality film caps @ high and very high voltage ratings. If you want a high quality cap your best bet is those Illinois (yellow looking axial caps marked as IC) but have to buy them as each individual value as I never ever came across a kit made by them, nor do I ever heard of such a kit.. this way you can choose a bunch of various values as customized capacitor kit. Buy them from reputable sources such as Digi, Mouser etc. The most useful voltage rating for anything Tube based (Radio and Audio) is 400 and/or 630V. or higher but for anything higher than 630V rating the price increases quite dramatically! @ Digikey they will be under the brand : Cornell Dubilier Knowles. Buying then in bulk (at least 10 pieces for value) also helps lowering the overall purchase cost. Good luck.
@jukebox-guy As Ovi said, grab some MPW series from IC/CD. I use Mouser, just search MPW series and pick out what values and how many. No worries of counterfeit stuff when you buy from the source. Mr C has 2 verified parts lists on Patreon that will get you in the right direction for other stuff as well.
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