Capacitor values
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Racer
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From: Sitka Alaska
Capacitor values
My Corvette arrived minus the radio noise suppression capacitors and the shop manual fails to list their values (mfd). Caps located at:
ignition coil + lead
voltage regulator's battery terminal
generator's armature terminal
ammeter's battery terminal
Does anyone out there know these values?
Thanks so much for your help
EVERGREEM
ignition coil + lead
voltage regulator's battery terminal
generator's armature terminal
ammeter's battery terminal
Does anyone out there know these values?
Thanks so much for your help
EVERGREEM
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jul 2000
Posts: 2,097
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From: Boston MA
Re: Capacitor values (EVERGREEN)
Why do you care?
They didn't work all that great for radio noise suppression anyway. Mostly for AM reception in fringe areas.
If you're after originality, you must get the original ones, and they have the part numbers and values stamped on the ends - usually .47mfd @ 200vdc.
If you're after radio noise suppression, and you want values so that you know what to buy at Radio Shack, almost anything close to the above spec will work.
You can't test these things with a multimeter, so you won't know which ones you find at a junkyard are any good.
Bottom line. If it's originality you want, you must get the original ones, and it doesn't make any difference if they work. If you don't care about originality and you want radio noise suppression, go to Radio Shack and buy whatever they're selling. I believe they sell kits for this purpose.
They didn't work all that great for radio noise suppression anyway. Mostly for AM reception in fringe areas.
If you're after originality, you must get the original ones, and they have the part numbers and values stamped on the ends - usually .47mfd @ 200vdc.
If you're after radio noise suppression, and you want values so that you know what to buy at Radio Shack, almost anything close to the above spec will work.
You can't test these things with a multimeter, so you won't know which ones you find at a junkyard are any good.
Bottom line. If it's originality you want, you must get the original ones, and it doesn't make any difference if they work. If you don't care about originality and you want radio noise suppression, go to Radio Shack and buy whatever they're selling. I believe they sell kits for this purpose.
Thread Starter
Racer
Joined: Aug 2003
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From: Sitka Alaska
Re: Capacitor values (chris ritchie)
I live in S.E.Alaska and yes radio reception can be a bit distant, ha. Also, was 15 years a TV/VCR repairman so have a Sencore capacitor tester and boxes of capacitors so thought I might add them to see if noise is reduced. The .47mfd sounds about right but 200 volts, wow!
Thanks guys for your input.
Thanks guys for your input.
