08-04-2013, 07:40 PM
I have just made mine sing today.
The chassis is, well, not too bad except the RF part (*luckily I was able to recap the radio without having to take that apart).
It's just big. Yep, that's it - it is big and that whart's scary.
So. Don't rush. Take the chassis out, put it on the table, look at it awhile. Get to know it, so to speak. If you have to change the dial - take apart the dial assembly AND document every step and catalog every part.
When recapping, hand-draw a simple diagram what wire came from where and to where so you don't have to guess when reconnecting stuff.
Take your time - it ain't gonna be fast. But it ain't too bad neither.
PS. And it is a decent looking cabinet, so you may not necessarily have to do much, if anything, woodwork-wise.
The chassis is, well, not too bad except the RF part (*luckily I was able to recap the radio without having to take that apart).
It's just big. Yep, that's it - it is big and that whart's scary.
So. Don't rush. Take the chassis out, put it on the table, look at it awhile. Get to know it, so to speak. If you have to change the dial - take apart the dial assembly AND document every step and catalog every part.
When recapping, hand-draw a simple diagram what wire came from where and to where so you don't have to guess when reconnecting stuff.
Take your time - it ain't gonna be fast. But it ain't too bad neither.
PS. And it is a decent looking cabinet, so you may not necessarily have to do much, if anything, woodwork-wise.
