Tube Amp Archive

SoulFetish wrote: ↑Wed Dec 16, 2020 7:10 am Is there any reason to believe that these weren't made by Ajax Condenser Co.?

Just that Fender says they're pretty sure Mallory made them.

The root manufacturer was Astron as shown in a page from my 1958 supply catalog The "Astron Blue-Point" caps are the yellow caps we see in late-model Tweed amps and were so called because there was a little blue dot visible where the lead exited the body of the cap. bp.jpg As we know, they leak as ...

I emailed Fender and this was their reply: "I ran your question by two of our senior amp techs and here was their response: I can't say that I'm 100% certain, but I believe I'm very close to 100%. It has always been my understanding these were Mallory Capacitors. I have also heard that from some of ...

Some but not all blue Molded caps, whether they have the paper labels, the yellow text labels, square or rounded endcaps, or are branded Packard-Bell, are stamped "MC1" followed by a date code. So I think from that we can surmise they are all the same type of capacitor from the same manufacturer, bu...

I use Sterilite containers and label them: As for the individual components, I just leave them in the baggies they come in from Mouser and MojoTone and wherever else.

Hi all, This is one of those questions that doesn't really matter, but I'm curious anyway. I've heard the tubular blue molded caps in '60s Fender amps variously referred to as "Ajax", "Mallory", and "Sprague", but I just stumbled across a couple NOS .1µF 1000V caps that are labeled Packard-Bell. cap...