Year: 1957 Initial Issues: Works, slight hum and three cracks in the case Repairs: Re-solder bad connection of output tube, replace leaky 50C5 output tube, glue cracks and fill with Bondo and paint to bright red Before pic Purchased May 19, 2015
Category: Motorola
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: 1956 Initial issues: Scratched case, hums, dial string broken Repairs: Lightly sanded, re-stained and lacquered cabinet, replaced Electrolytic and all Paper/Wax Capacitors, replaced front grille cloth, cleaned chrome trim, polished dial glass, replaced2 weak tubes and did a full alignment Before Pic: