09-04-2016, 07:58 PM
The good news is, I received the radio yesterday. The bad news, despite my pleas and suggestions on how to properly pack such a huge heavy radio (even offering to pay the extra for shipping), the seller opted for one oversized uhaul box and those clear plastic air packs for packing material. The radio took a couple of hard hits....the shadow meter was knocked loose and the bulb assembly behind it looked like this (the tuning knobs were knocked off the shaft and were rolling around in the box):
The back of the chassis took a hit hard enough to dent it in and bow the 'lytic cans outward:
This was the box...
So now I wait until after the holiday to see what the seller is going to do about it. I sent three messages already stating what I've found with pictures to back it up. I do feel a partial refund is in order, because the listing also stated the radio "works great tunes stations and speaker sounds great". Not possible. The 80 rectifier tube was dead. There was a big dark burn spot on top of the glass, so it obviously was shorted out long before I got it.
The back of the chassis took a hit hard enough to dent it in and bow the 'lytic cans outward:
This was the box...
So now I wait until after the holiday to see what the seller is going to do about it. I sent three messages already stating what I've found with pictures to back it up. I do feel a partial refund is in order, because the listing also stated the radio "works great tunes stations and speaker sounds great". Not possible. The 80 rectifier tube was dead. There was a big dark burn spot on top of the glass, so it obviously was shorted out long before I got it.
Greg V.
West Bend, WI
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