14-05-2014, 05:03 PM
(14-05-2014, 08:08 AM)nickds1 Wrote: Always wondered this - is the wax on these old paper caps just pure bees wax, paraffin wax, or something more subtle?
If it's bees wax, I've kilos of that!
Petroleum wax maybe, not sure, but there are different types for sealing the capacitors, some stuff is a bit "thin" other stuff is "stiff" the stiff stuff was and still is used from old capacitors to secure screws on to a screwdriver blade for positioning the screw into awkward places. Always had a few lumps of that stuff in the tool box when I was an R&TV service tech.
Lawrence.
