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vk6zgo:

--- Quote from: Connecteur on November 23, 2022, 03:26:59 pm ---I've seen radio restorers insert new capacitors inside the shell of an original one.  Does this preserve the originality, or is it going too far?  Do shiny new capacitors ruin the authenticity of a vintage radio?

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I don't see it that way---part of the "authenticity" of a vintage radio is its history.

"Shiny new capacitors" have themselves been around for some time, & it is highly likely if the radio was constantly in service for all that time that it would have had the originals replaced.

That is even more the case with test equipment which has been in service, in say, a Radio or TV station, where service lives of equipment are normally quite long.(It is often faster, cheaper, & more simple to repair older stuff than to obtain new replacements of similar specs).
unknownparticle:
Moses sandals!!  That has been hit hard with the ugly stick!!  :wtf:  Then again, Australia isn't known for it's design culture!!
unknownparticle:

--- Quote from: Connecteur on November 23, 2022, 03:26:59 pm ---I've seen radio restorers insert new capacitors inside the shell of an original one.  Does this preserve the originality, or is it going too far?  Do shiny new capacitors ruin the authenticity of a vintage radio?

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Guilty as charged!!  Cap re-stuffing is a major part of radio and TV restoration, just look at the underside of a valve chassis that has been re-capped with modern components and compare it with the original to see why.  Not an enjoyable job, particularly with waxies but rewarding in the end. 
vk6zgo:

--- Quote from: unknownparticle on November 26, 2022, 01:13:51 pm ---Moses sandals!!  That has been hit hard with the ugly stick!!  :wtf:  Then again, Australia isn't known for it's design culture!!

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Great comment coming from the country that produced the Fairey Gannet!
unknownparticle:

--- Quote from: vk6zgo on November 27, 2022, 12:27:34 am ---
--- Quote from: unknownparticle on November 26, 2022, 01:13:51 pm ---Moses sandals!!  That has been hit hard with the ugly stick!!  :wtf:  Then again, Australia isn't known for it's design culture!!

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Great comment coming from the country that produced the Fairey Gannet!

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Form follows function rules in military aviation!!  We also produced the Spitfire, the D type Jag, the E type Jag, Aston Martin DB5, Concorde, Lotus Elan, etc, etc, etc.
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