This auction is for the Premium KK4HXJ rE-Cap kit for

Realistic TRC-457/TRC-458/TRC-449 CB Radios

and TRC-458 Service Manual Reprint

these kits are intended to simplify the process of obtaining the necessary components to do a DIY capacitor replacement

Premium Kits include High Quality Panasonic FC Series Capacitors (2.2-100uF values are 50v 220-2200uF values are 25v)

 (all values except .1-1uF which are Nichicon or Wurth Brand)

These are simply the Highest Quality Capacitors available anywhere

These are fresh stock purchased from Multiple American Distributors

The Realistic TRC-449/457/458 Radios are almost universally acclaimed as some of the finest CB Radios ever made, these radios along with other Radios Based on the PC-196BD board are excellent performers to this day, but all are at or near 40 years old.

The Realistic TRC-449/457/458 Radios are excellent candidates for a Do It Yourself capacitor upgrade. It is uncluttered, easy to work on, well labeled, and with the service manual, well documented. I recommend this for any CB owner to restore the radio to like new performance. And the project is a pleasure to do with basic soldering tools and skills. This is an excellent entry level repair project.

If you are looking at this auction, you likely realize that Electrolytic capacitors have a finite life, most Consumer Grade electrolytics including modern units have engineered lives of 1000-5000 hours at which point they begin to fail, which includes changing values, increased electrical leakage, increased ESR or outright failure such as opening up or shorts, many times these failures are cummulative and result in the gradual loss of performance. This upgrade will improve the function and reliability of these fine radios and extend their useful Life. Faulty capacitors are the cause of a significant amount of problems with electronic equipment and I have repaired hundreds of units in which the only fault was one or 2 defective Electrolytic capacitors. Replacing all out of spec capacitors is recommended and often restores the equipment to like new performance. Failure to replace them can result in failure/stress to other components such as transformers, transistors and diodes, many of which are hard to replace due to lack of suitable components. Recapping is a good investment and an immensely satisfying project.  Work slow, have fun and prepare to be impressed with your work.

I only sell capacitor replacement sets, repair kits, accessories and information for Equipment That I Own and/or Service, and have done the replacements myself. This includes Vintage Realistic DX Receivers & CB Radios, Kenwood/Icom/Yaesu HF Tranceivers/Receivers, Micronta VOM's & Various VTVM's. I have been repairing and racapping this equipment for about 20 years and often had difficulty finding the necessary values of capacitors.

This kit will work for all radios based upon the PC-196BD Board, but I sell this kit specifically for the Realistic Radios, some non-Realistic brand radios may have additional features and use some extra capacitors not included in this kit.

PC-196BD Based radios include but are not limited to the following -

Centurion 40D, Cobra 138XLR/139XLR, Courier Centurion PLL/Spartan PLL/Gladiator PLL, Fanon Fanfare 350F, Midland 79-893, Palomar SSB500, Pearce-Simpson Super Cheetah Mark II, President Adams/Grant (Early)/Madison/Washington (Early), Realistic TRC-449/TRC-457/TRC-458, Robyn SB510D/SB520D, Stag 357, Teaberry Stalker 101/102/202 and others that may be lost in the annals of history!

This Kit is Complete with service manual and includes the following items:

1) A Complete Reprint of the TRC-458 Service Manual (this manual will assist in working on any of these PC-196BD Board Radios)  - This copy of the service manual is a high quality scan using 1200 DPI Scan quality and True Gray on Circuit Board Pages, so you will have no trouble seeing all the detail you need to work on these Radios. This is not some internet copy, this is my own scan of a very hard to find, rare original manual that I obtained at great expense. This is 2 side laser printed, Cardstock front and rear pages, Clear 10 mil poly covered and comb bound, like all of my manuals.

2) Large Format Copy of Schematic and Exploded Diagrams. (This is 2 side printed on 2 11 x 17 Pages) - These pages are scanned at 1200DPI and are very legible

This auction does not include a radio!  This is for a capacitor kit, the kit is shown with a TRC-458 Radio from my collection!

3) The complete Electrolytic Capacitor Kit Detailed below:

This auction includes the following Capacitors:

Vishay MLC 50v

 (multi layer ceramic caps to replace the original Tantalums/Electrolytics)

These new caps are non-polar eliminating a common failure point of recapping these rigs

 7—.1uf  C39,C52,C60,C69,C77,C78,C110

Wurth ATG5 Series 50V

1—.47uf  C79

Nichicon LD Series 50V

 7—1uf  C35,C58,C84,C98,C126,C158,C199

Panasonic FC Series 50V

4—2.2uf  C55,C68,C87,C211

4—4.7uF  C44,C67,C97,C218

5—10uF  C42,C43cC63,C99,C120

1—22uF C47

3—33uF  C14,C89,C92

5—47uF  C49,C50,C59,C66,C76

1—100uF  C101

Panasonic FC Series 25/35V

5—220uF C81,C102,C135,C302,C402

1—330uF  (16V) C104

2—470uF  C95,C103

2—1000uF  C94,C107 

1-3300uF  C304

(49 total capacitors)

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Thanks for looking and 73's from Kentcraft, LLC & KK4HXJ eBay Store