06-18-2013, 10:00 PM
The "brown drop" capacitors are old plastic-film replacements made by El-Menco or Mallory, and are probably OK; you could verify this if you have a capacitor tester.
My 38-116 is a code 125 model, and it has the square shield on the 6U7 RF amplifier. It has been a BIG restoration job; new audio transformer, dial, dial lamp sockets, volume control, bushings for the tuning unit and tuning capacitor, call letter strips, and bandswitch knob. I restuffed all of the capacitors, and installed repainted NOS resistors to resemble original IRC units as needed. Both the bandswitch and the AFC switch needed repair; I also had to find an original shield for the 6N7 oscillator control tube, as the set would break into oscillation on the highest shortwave band without it.
The cabinet is next...
My 38-116 is a code 125 model, and it has the square shield on the 6U7 RF amplifier. It has been a BIG restoration job; new audio transformer, dial, dial lamp sockets, volume control, bushings for the tuning unit and tuning capacitor, call letter strips, and bandswitch knob. I restuffed all of the capacitors, and installed repainted NOS resistors to resemble original IRC units as needed. Both the bandswitch and the AFC switch needed repair; I also had to find an original shield for the 6N7 oscillator control tube, as the set would break into oscillation on the highest shortwave band without it.
The cabinet is next...
Tim KA3JRT
