AU-X1
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I found a rubycon with the screw terminals from Digikey that would work pretty well i think.With standoff ceramic spacers i can reuse the contact rails with these and they stand tall will look more original.Digikey part # 1189-1913-ND
They would be approximately 6mm taller then the original's though.Still just thinking about it nothings set in stone yet.
Any chance you could find out if they make those LKG'S with screw terminals?
I came to the conclusion that if I want to make it look close to original I need screw terminals so I can use ceramic standoffs to separate the original rail contacts from grounding out on the bottom of the mounting bracket otherwise I might as well open up the original cans and drop a 35mm wide one in side of it.
I checked this mounting bracket with a caliper and I think i can fit up to 51.6 mm caps on it.
I looked at these - and think they are a serious choice, especially as Lee recommended them.
I also think it is possible, but would much prefer to do it if I could manufacture replacement mounting plates with the holes drilled just where they need to be, I am thinking it will look a bit of a 'dog's breakfast' otherwise.
I slept on it and I think I'll go with Lee's advice and use the drop in CDE's they'll be low profile though roughly half the size of the originals.I looked at these - and think they are a serious choice, especially as Lee recommended them.
Good decision Willy, I think the lure of the Nichicon KG's is strong, but they are really expensive and trigger much more expense to get them in and looking right. It is slightly annoying to lose the look of the tops of those 8 capacitors next to the heatsinks, but hey, the smaller size of the replacement capacitors is 'progress' and we must move with the times, and the KG's don't solve the 'look' issue anyway. 
And it will make the job a whole lot easier.Good decision Willy, I think the lure of the Nichicon KG's is strong, but they are really expensive and trigger much more expense to get them in and looking right. It is slightly annoying to lose the look of the tops of those 8 capacitors next to the heatsinks, but hey, the smaller size of the replacement capacitors is 'progress' and we must move with the times, and the KG's don't solve the 'look' issue anyway.
You could go with these: https://www.digikey.com/product-det...nic-components/ECE-T1KA153FA/P10647-ND/272787
They're 80mm tall and 40mm in diameter.
Edit: Nevermind, I see they're all gone now. These are the recommended replacement: https://www.digikey.com/product-det...nics-cde/383LX153M080N082/338-2036-ND/2256637 But I now see these are out as well.
Update! I was in the process of ordering the CDE'S that Lee recommended when my eyes fell upon some other CDE'S with identical specs everything but the size anyway these ones are 35mm x 82mm and they'll fit right inside the original cans.cornell dubilier part #383LX103M080A082.I also plan on using stainless steel studs instead of the solder in lug terminals much like Kale did on the dynamic oval caps he restored.I looked at these - and think they are a serious choice, especially as Lee recommended them.
Leestereo
Super Member
Well, I guess you can have your cake and eat it too!
Ron
I took one of the main bank of caps apart and found something interesting (see pics)
rails are made of tinned copper...
Ronito6
Super Member
Well...I'll be danged.
I suppose the tinning was to ward off the copper going green?
Nice shot of those rails btw.
Since you are the first one to show a filter cap replacement for the X1, could you show us (or just tell us) if the old filter caps have a mark for which lug is the negative lug?
A loose demo of which rail goes with which lug would be a very appreciated addition to the X1 restoration library too.
New info.
Interesting stuff.
I suppose the tinning was to ward off the copper going green?
Nice shot of those rails btw.
Since you are the first one to show a filter cap replacement for the X1, could you show us (or just tell us) if the old filter caps have a mark for which lug is the negative lug?
A loose demo of which rail goes with which lug would be a very appreciated addition to the X1 restoration library too.
New info.
Interesting stuff.
