Haunted House upkicker tube clamp

KenLayton

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I just finished restoring a Haunted House for a local collector.

The metal bracket that wraps around the long clear plastic upkicker tube was broken. The two mounting "ears" (or tabs as some people call them) were both broken off. I recognized it right away as a mounting bracket for the "computer grade" style electrolytic capacitors, you know, like the Atari "Big Blue" uses.

Steve Young does not sell these. He sells the clear tube, but not the mounting bracket. Turns out my friends at Mouser Electronics sells it.

Mouser # 539-VR4 Cornell-Dublier (Mallory) electrolytic capacitor mounting bracket with nut and bolt. It's only $3.05 and is a perfect fit for this application.

Link to buy it:

http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Cornell-Dubilier/VR4/?qs=0r35cIPu56HWvTGFwxXK2g==

Datasheet:

http://www.cde.com/catalogs/hardware.pdf

Hope this helps someone else who may also have a broken bracket and needs a replacement.
 
Here is a picture of it. You could also search for other suppliers by using Cornell's (Mallory) part number of VR4.
 

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Thanks for the tip, Ken.

I actually checked with PBR last year, and was disappointed that he didn't have them.
Mine is still hanging on, but only just.
 
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