GE BA-5-A capacitor replacement help

[mkiijam]

Here is a picture of the cap and schematic to help id what to use to replace them.

Just typical film caps?

 

[mjrippe]

I'm not sure from the photo but they look like paper-in-oil caps.  If so, test for leakage and leave them in there if they are ok.  If they are another type and/or leaky, a good quality film cap would be fine.

 

[emrr]

Yeah those almost never go bad, unless visibly leaking oil.  High $$$ audiophile cap there! 

 

[mkiijam]

Thanks guys,

Some of them are kinda squeezed looking so I thought they may be bad.

 

[emrr]

yeah they look that way in both of the ones I've restored, they were all good though. 

 

[rackmonkey]

Do you have pictures of the whole unit you’d mind sharing?

 

[emrr]

GE BA 5A Vari Mu limiter guided tour needed any info ?????

 

[rackmonkey]

Thanks. Is this the same one the OP is working on?

I’d forgotten the reference to a 600:600 input into PP grids. I guess the small amount of added noise is okay to avoid the voltage step up of a traditional 600:60-80k in this case?

 

[emrr]

No this is the pair I worked on.