Stromburg Carlson radio cap question

[Randall]

I am restoring an old widow maker radio. The can caps are 40/40uF @ 150v, but there is another 30/50uF @ 150v dual cap inside that connects the positive leads to either can cap terminal, with the common negative going to ground. What is stopping me from losing the dual 30/50uF cap, and wiring in a 80uF and a 100uF under the hood, and leaving the can cap in place and disconnected?

[The Dude]

Sure it's done all the time when can caps go bad. If you're going to go that route, why not use values closer to original?

[nosaj]

I am restoring an old widow maker radio. The can caps are 40/40uF @ 150v, but there is another 30/50uF @ 150v dual cap inside that connects the positive leads to either can cap terminal, with the common negative going to ground. What is stopping me from losing the dual 30/50uF cap, and wiring in a 80uF and a 100uF under the hood, and leaving the can cap in place and disconnected?

Is there a rectifier tube? If so check the data sheet for the max value on the first cap.
nosaj

[Randall]

"Sure it's done all the time when can caps go bad. If you're going to go that route, why not use values closer to original?"

With the inside dual cap in parallel with the can terminals, values are 80 and 90uF, which is really what I am asking about. There is a 35Y4 rectifier tube, but I'm not going to sweat it if the new cap is 10uF higher than the old one.

[The Dude]

Sorry, I didn't realize you had parallel caps. A schematic would help.

[John_H]

Is there a rectifier tube? If so check the data sheet for the max value on the first cap.
nosaj

I think the radio he's talking about is an AA5

I am restoring an old widow maker radio...

edit; my post landed a couple of minutes late.

[nosaj]

"Sure it's done all the time when can caps go bad. If you're going to go that route, why not use values closer to original?"

With the inside dual cap in parallel with the can terminals, values are 80 and 90uF, which is really what I am asking about. There is a 35Y4 rectifier tube, but I'm not going to sweat it if the new cap is 10uF higher than the old one.

According to the data sheet 40uf is the rectifiers input max for a cap, Too high I believe will lead to arc over shorting the tube. But then again I'm no expert.
How about a model or a schematic?
nosaj
https://frank.pocnet.net/sheets/049/3/35Y4.pdf

[Enzo]

You are assuming that the caps in parallel are all good. Chances are the original cap was leaky and not doing the job, so they tacked a new cap in parallel. Not to double the capacity, but just to get capacity back. In other words the original can cap is now being used just as a terminal strip.

It is just a table radio, don't sweat the values.

[Randall]

The model is 1100 seies 12. I not been able to find a schematic. I guess I will try a 40/40uF and see how it goes.

[g1]

radiomuseum has a 1100H schematic, not sure if it is the same.

[nosaj]

Tube lineup looks similar I think H is for Highboy modelM0021272.pdf

nosaj