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koates · 01-01-2025, 08:16 PM

The Sparton Horn workshop manual list the capacitors on their horns at .2MFD 400 volts. I buy the capacitors on line (China) for just a few dollars each and use them in horns that I repair. I test all the original capacitors on horns I repair and have never found one to test up to specification. Most are very leaky. The Sparton horns need a good capacitor to produce a nice clean tone and to afford a long life to the contacts. Regards, Kevin.

01-01-2025, 08:16 PM	#8
koates Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Melbourne Australia. Posts: 2,185	Re: Horn capacitor needed for 36 Ford The Sparton Horn workshop manual list the capacitors on their horns at .2MFD 400 volts. I buy the capacitors on line (China) for just a few dollars each and use them in horns that I repair. I test all the original capacitors on horns I repair and have never found one to test up to specification. Most are very leaky. The Sparton horns need a good capacitor to produce a nice clean tone and to afford a long life to the contacts. Regards, Kevin.