Carbon composition resistors

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As a result of being a bit sad, and having not much better to do, I have just
totally renovated a vintage radio. As far as possible back to original
condition.

The one exception being a metal film 33K R stuck in there that now looks
totally out of place.

It should, of course, be carbon composition. Anyone got any?

Gibbo
 
"ChrisGibboGibson" <chrisgibbogibson@aol.com> wrote in message
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As a result of being a bit sad, and having not much better to do, I have just
totally renovated a vintage radio. As far as possible back to original
condition.

The one exception being a metal film 33K R stuck in there that now looks
totally out of place.

It should, of course, be carbon composition. Anyone got any?

Gibbo
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Value? Wattage?
 
"ChrisGibboGibson" <chrisgibbogibson@aol.com> wrote in message
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As a result of being a bit sad, and having not much better to do, I have
just
totally renovated a vintage radio. As far as possible back to original
condition.

The one exception being a metal film 33K R stuck in there that now looks
totally out of place.

It should, of course, be carbon composition. Anyone got any?

Gibbo
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Tomorrow, I'll rummage the spares. They'll be though ceramic cased 1940's
style and not the 1930's and 1920's variety. Would they do?.
regards
john
 
On Sun, 07 Nov 2004 01:40:28 +0000, ChrisGibboGibson wrote:

As a result of being a bit sad, and having not much better to do, I have just
totally renovated a vintage radio. As far as possible back to original
condition.

The one exception being a metal film 33K R stuck in there that now looks
totally out of place.

It should, of course, be carbon composition. Anyone got any?
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Just carve a little bakelite sleeve, and paint the color bands on it.
Seal up the ends with Plastic Wood. ;-)

For that matter, it might even look more authentic if you molded
a little body out of Plastic Wood, although you'd need to stain it.

Cheers!
Rich
 
ChrisGibboGibson wrote:

As a result of being a bit sad, and having not much better to do, I have just
totally renovated a vintage radio. As far as possible back to original
condition.

The one exception being a metal film 33K R stuck in there that now looks
totally out of place.

It should, of course, be carbon composition. Anyone got any?
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Tried excavating any ancient landfill ?


Graham
 
"john jardine" wrote:

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Tomorrow, I'll rummage the spares. They'll be though ceramic cased 1940's
style and not the 1930's and 1920's variety. Would they do?.
regards
john
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Yes those would be fine. Thanks

Gibbo
 
On Sun, 7 Nov 2004 01:49:35 -0000, "john jardine"
<john@jjdesigns.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:

"ChrisGibboGibson" <chrisgibbogibson@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20041106204028.21876.00000191@mb-m14.aol.com...
As a result of being a bit sad, and having not much better to do, I have
just
totally renovated a vintage radio. As far as possible back to original
condition.

The one exception being a metal film 33K R stuck in there that now looks
totally out of place.

It should, of course, be carbon composition. Anyone got any?

Gibbo

Tomorrow, I'll rummage the spares. They'll be though ceramic cased 1940's
style and not the 1930's and 1920's variety. Would they do?.
regards
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I'm sure I either have one or can get one from a vintage radio
enthusiast friend of mine. If you get stuck, lemme know.
--

"What is now proved was once only imagin'd." - William Blake, 1793.
 
On 07 Nov 2004 01:40:28 GMT, chrisgibbogibson@aol.com
(ChrisGibboGibson) wrote:

As a result of being a bit sad, and having not much better to do, I have just
totally renovated a vintage radio. As far as possible back to original
condition.

The one exception being a metal film 33K R stuck in there that now looks
totally out of place.

It should, of course, be carbon composition. Anyone got any?
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I have sitting in front of me a perfectly beautiful 33k +/- 5% 1 watt
cabon comp, 0.25" diameter X 0.6" long. Allen Bradley no less...
Short leads though, about 3/8" long. Want it?

--
John Fields
 
"ChrisGibboGibson" <chrisgibbogibson@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20041106204028.21876.00000191@mb-m14.aol.com...
As a result of being a bit sad, and having not much better to do, I have
just
totally renovated a vintage radio. As far as possible back to original
condition.

The one exception being a metal film 33K R stuck in there that now looks
totally out of place.

It should, of course, be carbon composition. Anyone got any?

Gibbo
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You might mention whether the other resistors have radial or axial leads. A
1/2W axial lead should be available anywhere, for less than the cost of
postage. An old radio I had, though, had radial lead resistors.

Tam
 
"ChrisGibboGibson" <chrisgibbogibson@aol.com> wrote in message
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"john jardine" wrote:

[snip]

Tomorrow, I'll rummage the spares. They'll be though ceramic cased 1940's
style and not the 1930's and 1920's variety. Would they do?.
regards
john


Yes those would be fine. Thanks

Gibbo
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I've found a couple. Send me your address and I'll post 'em down.
regards
john
 
Rich Grise wrote:

Just carve a little bakelite sleeve, and paint the color bands on it.
Seal up the ends with Plastic Wood. ;-)

For that matter, it might even look more authentic if you molded
a little body out of Plastic Wood, although you'd need to stain it.
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A vintage Citroen fanatic friend tells me that this is actually done
with the old wax capacitors- no, condensers- in early car radios. Take
the end off, hollow out the foil inside, attach a small modern capacitor
to the leads, seal the end back on.

Paul Burke
 
Thanks everyone for the offers.

I have some on the way.

Gibbo
 
chrisgibbogibson@aol.com (ChrisGibboGibson) wrote in message news:<20041106204028.21876.00000191@mb-m14.aol.com>...
As a result of being a bit sad, and having not much better to do, I have just
totally renovated a vintage radio. As far as possible back to original
condition.

The one exception being a metal film 33K R stuck in there that now looks
totally out of place.

It should, of course, be carbon composition. Anyone got any?
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A couple distributors still list carbon comp resistors in their
catalogs. For example, Allied and Digikey list
Ohmite OD (1/4 W), OF (1/2W), and OA (1W) series resistors at
fifty cents to two dollars each! That's right, not fifty cents
per hundred, but fifty cents each, and there's not much discount
for buying by the hundred.

These are almost certainly cylindrical brown parts, which may or may
not match the rest of the parts in your radio.

Tim.
 
chrisgibbogibson@aol.com (ChrisGibboGibson) wrote in message news:<20041106204028.21876.00000191@mb-m14.aol.com>...
As a result of being a bit sad, and having not much better to do, I have just
totally renovated a vintage radio. As far as possible back to original
condition.

The one exception being a metal film 33K R stuck in there that now looks
totally out of place.

It should, of course, be carbon composition. Anyone got any?

Gibbo
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Might be best to give us a pic next time of the other Rs in there,
otherwise we dont know what period you want. 20s, 40s, 60s, all very
different.

I imagine it might also be poss to drill out the original fried R and
use it as a sleeve over a modern replacement. But the R body would be
very fragile I expect.


NT
 
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