[GarySP]

Hello everyone. For about 2 years now I have been following the phorum under the name "guest". I am very impressed with this phorum and the wealth of info and willingness to help others with vintage radios. I'm just getting started on a Model 20a. I wish I could say it is "farm fresh", but it is more like "ridden hard and put down wet!" Sadly, when I found it it was hanging on a garage wall with coathangers punched through the cabinet. I'll have no problem restoring the cabinet, but electronics restoration is another story. I know just enough to be dangerous!! I'm starting off by fabricating new dogbone resistors, and I have a couple of questions. The set has 50k, 100k, 250k, and 500k resistors in it. I was only able to get the 100k as an exact replacement. Will 51k, 240k, and 510k resistors get me close enough? I'm thinking the originals were probably +/- 20%. Also, the originals were I believe 1 watt. Will substituting with 2 watt be any issue? Any and all help is greatly appreciated. I'll apologize now in advance...there will be times where you will have to explain things to me like i'm 5 years old! Please be patient with me and keep me from electrocuting myself! Incidently, the radio itself was my grandparents. About 35 years ago I plugged it in briefly, and it played, but not very well. Has not been out of the packing I put it in since. I'll try to post some photos later. Thanks again.