Year: 1954 Initial issues: Faded cabinet, loud hum, no stations Repairs: Replaced Electrolytic and all Paper/Wax Capacitors, tested all tubes, sanded and polished case, restored color with shoe polish. Cleaned dial glass and knobs Heres a before picture of the radio Purchased June 29th, 2015
Year: 1950 Initial issues: Cracked and faded case, hums, was bought for parts but was too good to scrap. Repairs: Glued and stabilized case, replaced Electrolytic and all Paper/Wax Capacitors, replaced bad/weak tubes, cleaned grille cloth, polished extremely faded bakelite case with shoe polish, and did a full alignment Before: After:
Year: 1954 Initial issues: Hums Repairs: Replaced Electrolytic and all Paper/Wax Capacitors, replaced bad/weak tubes,polish cabinet, touch up while dial numbers, full AM alignment SOLD
Year: 1949 Initial issues: Hums Repairs: Replaced Electrolytic and all Paper/Wax Capacitors, Replaced bad/weak tubes, repaired bad connection on 1st IF can that was causing a lot of static/crackling, repaired speaker, polished case, dial, and brass trim, and did a full AM alignment SOLD
Year: 1950 Initial issues: Completely dead, no power cord Repairs: Replaced Electrolytic and all Paper/Wax Capacitors, Replaced bad/weak tubes, replaced power cord, fixed issue with FM tuning slugs, replace Selenium Rectifier, Repainted gold numbers on dial, and full AM and FM alignment
Year: 1948 Initial Issues: Dead, smokes, missing power cord Repairs: Replaced missing power cord, replaced electrolytic and Paper/wax capacitors, replaced 90% of the resistors that had burned up, replaced couple weak tubes, cleaned and polished cabinet and dial glass, found missing knob inside cabinet, full AM and FM alignment – this one sounds great! Before […]
Year: 1949 Initial issues: Cracked case, hums, missing brass trim along top Repairs: Glued and stabilized case, replaced Electrolytic and all Paper/Wax Capacitors, re-painted with a black hammered spray pint, replace bad 50L6 output tube, founds replacement brass pointer/trim, and did full AM alignment. Before Pic: