Year: 1947 Initial issues: Faded and water stained cabinet, loud hum, no stations, dirty Repairs: Replaced Electrolytic and all Paper/Wax Capacitors, tested all tubes, replace 50A5 tube, Replaced Grille Cloth due to water damage, Sanded and re-stained cabinet with Golden Oak stain, and applied lacquer. Wet sanded with 0000 steel wool and lemon oil and finally polished with furniture […]
Year: 1965 Initial issues: Works but scratchy tuning, crackled if bumped to moved Repairs: Cleaned cabinet, repaired bad solder connection on 50HK6 Output tube, replaced dial bulb, cleaned all tube sockets along with band switch and all other controls Purchased June 30th, 2015
Year: 1946 – AC/DC Portable radio with roll top Initial issues: Dead Repairs: Replaced Electrolytic and all Paper/Wax Capacitors, replaced weak 1T4 tubes,replace audio output transformer, replaced speaker, replaced power cord, cleaned cabinet, full AM alignment. (Still waiting on a replacement leather handle).
Year: 1955 Initial issues: Scratched case, hums Repairs: Sanded down to bare wood, re-stained cabinet, repainted brass, replaced Electrolytic and all Paper/Wax Capacitors Staining and adding new lettering to cabinet between coats of lacquer
Year: 1948 – AC or DC Portable Set Initial issues: Dead Repairs: Replaced Electrolytic and all Paper/Wax Capacitors, replace handle Cleaned and polished handle brackets, repaired speaker, replaced weak/bad tubes, did full AM alignment. Before Pic: During: […]
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: