02-19-2016, 09:34 AM
Oh....yeah, terry's post has reminded me: the shadowmeter was open indeed. It was bypassed with a resistor for teh radio to work. I fixed it (Alabama ARS rewound it for $50). So the shadometer works now.
As Terry said, some folks like to strip chassis bare and rewire. Not many of those here
Not one myself. The wiring up to 1938 typically holds well. Another thing if you have to for whatever reason to de-solder the wire, this can mangle it, but if you have some length to spare, just cut it close to the soldering point, then when soldering it back, strip and solder.
If you decide to restuff backelite caps, there is a thread here on how to do this without de-soldering the caps, this saves a lot of work and keeps the wiring and most of soldering joints original.
As Terry said, some folks like to strip chassis bare and rewire. Not many of those here
Not one myself. The wiring up to 1938 typically holds well. Another thing if you have to for whatever reason to de-solder the wire, this can mangle it, but if you have some length to spare, just cut it close to the soldering point, then when soldering it back, strip and solder.If you decide to restuff backelite caps, there is a thread here on how to do this without de-soldering the caps, this saves a lot of work and keeps the wiring and most of soldering joints original.
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