11-10-2014, 04:37 PM
Warren
That sounds great! I moved your thread on restuffing to the Important Restoration Topics > Other Helpful Restoration Topics section, and I also asked a question about your procedure there.
Meanwhile, back at the Radio Ranch...
I could not get the ball bearing drive completely apart, so I tried to apply some lithium grease and put it back in place. The tuning still feels rough, but it looks like I will have to live with it. I also have a similar 41-758 Tropic (eight tubes instead of six) which has the same ball bearing drive; it is smooth, no roughness.
The mica caps I bought online arrived today. That was fast! I installed a 5 pF cap to replace part (10A) so the electronic restoration is complete.
I did align the set and it plays well on all three bands. It is especially sensitive on AM; it picks up several stations with just a two foot piece of wire. I never have erected my planned outdoor longwire, and the weather will turn cold tomorrow with the arrival of our first arctic blast of the season. Maybe next spring?
The cabinet is loose on the sides where they meet the base of the cabinet; I will glue it back together next. Those Canadians put a nice sheet of asbestos under the chassis!
Those crazy Canadians (no offense intended to any actual Canadians including Arran, Dan, or anyone else)...I wonder if Red Green did that as a joke? 
That sounds great! I moved your thread on restuffing to the Important Restoration Topics > Other Helpful Restoration Topics section, and I also asked a question about your procedure there.
Meanwhile, back at the Radio Ranch...
I could not get the ball bearing drive completely apart, so I tried to apply some lithium grease and put it back in place. The tuning still feels rough, but it looks like I will have to live with it. I also have a similar 41-758 Tropic (eight tubes instead of six) which has the same ball bearing drive; it is smooth, no roughness.
The mica caps I bought online arrived today. That was fast! I installed a 5 pF cap to replace part (10A) so the electronic restoration is complete.
I did align the set and it plays well on all three bands. It is especially sensitive on AM; it picks up several stations with just a two foot piece of wire. I never have erected my planned outdoor longwire, and the weather will turn cold tomorrow with the arrival of our first arctic blast of the season. Maybe next spring?
The cabinet is loose on the sides where they meet the base of the cabinet; I will glue it back together next. Those Canadians put a nice sheet of asbestos under the chassis!
Those crazy Canadians (no offense intended to any actual Canadians including Arran, Dan, or anyone else)...I wonder if Red Green did that as a joke?
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Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN
