Realistic DX-150A Electrolytic Capacitor rE-Cap Kit - Premium

Description

This auction is for the
Premium
KK4HXJ rE-Cap kit for
Realistic DX-150A Radio/Communications Receivers
I offer these kits to simplify the process of obtaining the necessary components to do a DIY capacitor replacement
Premium Kits include High Quality Panasonic FC Series Capacitors (2.2-100uF values are 50v 220-2200uF values are 25v)
(all values except 1uF which are Nichicon Brand PS Series and the 2 Axial Capacitors which are Shiangchen (SC) Taiwanese Capacitors)
These are simply the Highest Quality Capacitors available anywhere
If you are looking at this auction, you likely realize that Electrolytic capacitors have a finite life, most Consumer Grade electrolytics including modern units have engineered lives of 1000-5000 hours at which point they begin to fail, which includes changing values, increased electrical leakage, increased ESR or outright failure such as opening up or shorts, many times these failures are cummulative and result in the gradual loss of performance. This upgrade will improve the function and reliability of these fine radios and extend their useful Life. Faulty capacitors are the cause of a significant amount of problems with electronic equipment and I have repaired hundreds of units in which the only fault was one or 2 defective Electrolytic capacitors. Replacing all out of spec capacitors is recommended and often restores the equipment to like new performance. Failure to replace them can result in failure/stress to other components such as transformers, transistors and diodes, many of which are hard to replace due to lack of suitable components. Recapping is a good investment and an immensely satisfying project.  Work slow, have fun and prepare to be impressed with your work.
I only sell capacitor replacement sets, repair kits, accessories and information for Equipment That I Own and/or Service, and have done the replacements myself. This includes Vintage Realistic DX Receivers & CB Radios, Kenwood/Icom/Yaesu HF Tranceivers/Receivers, Micronta VOM's & Various VTVM's. I have been repairing and racapping this equipment for about 20 years and often had difficulty finding the necessary values of capacitors.
The DX150A Service manual is very hard to find, but I have a PDF available and Will email and/or provide a link to my Dropbox Hosted Copy with this auction. (file is just under 5Mb)
Modern Capacitor values are supplied vs. the older capacitor values in the service manual. Later versions of the 150A like mine actually have modern value capacitors installed, so the capacitor values in this kit match those actually in the radio. (i.e. old value 500uF=new value 470uF, old value 200uF=new value 220uF, etc...)
The auction includes a complete set of replacement electrolytic capacitors consisting of:
(3)1uF 16v - C31,C56,C58
(1)4.7uF 16v - C20
(1)10uF 16v - C27
(1)33uF 16v - C30
(4)47uF 16v - C24,C46,C59,C62
(2)220uF 16v - C29,C60
(3)470uF 16v - C34,C65,C66
(1)2200uF 25v - C64
(16 total capacitors)
See my other auctions for versions of this kit complete with replacement transistors
I Ship First Class with tracking to meet eBay Guidelines
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Please add all items to shopping cart before checkout
- eBay usually charges the correct shipping - if you order more than 1 item and eBay does not calculate combined shipping correctly, you can either wait for an invoice with the total, or go ahead and pay for all items with ebay calculated shipping and I will refund you any overages, based upon the actual cost of shipping! - In no case will shipping ever exceed .20
Thanks for looking and 73's from Kentcraft, LLC & KK4HXJ eBay Store