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Good part number for RIFA ewplacement caps

Chromedome45

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Looking for a good part number to replace these old Smokey Rifa capacitors. Specifically the 0.1uF 250 VAC used in Model III power supplies
And the 2 2200Pf 250VAC caps as well.
 
Digikey has been good when I have ordered through them.

P14788-ND CAP FILM 0.22UF 10% 275VAC RAD
P10724-ND CAP FILM 10000PF 20% 275VAC RAD

The 10000PF didn't perfectly match up to the physical size so I used a new RIFA from Digikey. 399-7478-ND

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So I found some Japanese brand X2 caps at the local surplus store. Seem to be ok. Just didn't trust those old Rifa's especially after one went up in smoke. Which has happened many times. Including Apple IIe power supplies. So keep an eye out on your Apple power supplies as well.
 
Yeah, once they start showing any signs of cracking, it's time to replace them. Just a matter of time before they smoke up the place.
 
For the benefit of future searchers... Here are the ones I've had luck with:

P14779-ND - .1uF Film Capacitor 275V Polypropylene X2 Safety Rated (15mm Lead Spacing)
P10724-ND - 10,000pF Film Capacitor 275V Polyester X2 Safety Rated (12.5mm Lead Spacing)
495-4351-ND - 0.22µF Film Capacitor 305V Polyester, Metallized X2 Safety Rated (15mm Lead Spacing)

Here are the ones that were too small for most applications (but I was able to bend the leads in most situations to make them work, additionally I've noticed that some boards have an unused set of holes in the PCB that are closer together):
495-2318-ND - 0.1µF Film Capacitor 305V Polypropylene X2 Safety Rated (10mm Lead Spacing)
495-4867-1-ND - 10000pF Film Capacitor 305V Polypropylene X2 Safety Rated (10mm Lead Spacing)
 
Many of the supplies I've replaced safety caps in had multiple holes on one end of the capacitor, so you could use a variety of lead spacings, something to check if you have trouble finding the original lead spacing that came out of the unit.
 
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