[Ron Ramirez]

Ed, you raise a good point. Most of us once believed that the old mica capacitors were safe to leave alone, but as all of these radios get older, more and more of the old mica caps are starting to show signs of failure. Checking these for signs of trouble should be added to our checklists as we go through the old radio chassis.

Glad to hear you found the trouble in your 45. Congratulations!