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Reneamed: Winter Electronic restorations
#31

The Detrola 140 is DONE!

The hack job with the ballast tube has been undone and thanks to someone, It is fully restored electronically now!
It plays real well and I even got China on the Foreign band... Or at least they were talking in Chinese, Icon_lol

Cabinet will be a project and will have to wait till spring...


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Times I have been electrocuted in 2021
As of 1/01/2021
AC: 4 DC: 1
Last year: 6
#32

Nice set!!!!
Like the dial and cabinet design.

When my pals were reading comic books
I was down in the basement in my dad's
workshop. Perusing his Sam's Photofoacts
Vol 1-50 admiring the old set and trying to
figure out what all those squiggly meant.
Circa 1966
Now I think I've got!

Terry
#33

Are you too scared to show us how the underchassis looks? Icon_lol

People who do not drink, do not smoke, do not eat red meat will one day feel really stupid lying there and dying from nothing.
#34

Haha,

 I only have one before putting in the diode and resistor....


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AC: 4 DC: 1
Last year: 6
#35

Not too bad.

Oh, I see your electrocution counter has been incremented Icon_smile

careful there!

People who do not drink, do not smoke, do not eat red meat will one day feel really stupid lying there and dying from nothing.
#36

I jumped into that Zenith 5G500 that was supposedly dead. within 20 seconds I found the problem. The butthead who tried putting the new line cord on, soldered the 2 wires so poorly that they didn't stick to the terminals. They much have touched because it blew out the 117Z6. I recapped it but there was a lot of rubber wiring so I did that too.

She is playing real nice now... I just need the handle to arrive from oldtymeradio.com...


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AC: 4 DC: 1
Last year: 6
#37

Continuing on from the above post...

 I had extra energy this morning and pulled out my Tiffany-Tone mantle set.
IT was a pretty easy recap but speaker removal and putting it back in was a true PITB!
She will be displayed on the main floor...


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AC: 4 DC: 1
Last year: 6
#38

looking good kirk Icon_clap Icon_clap
but why the extra cap in the tiffany ?

Some day, and that day may never come, I will call upon you to do a service for me. But until that day, accept this justice as a gift
mafiamen2
#39

What extra cap?

Times I have been electrocuted in 2021
As of 1/01/2021
AC: 4 DC: 1
Last year: 6
#40

the one behind switch

Some day, and that day may never come, I will call upon you to do a service for me. But until that day, accept this justice as a gift
mafiamen2
#41

Oh, Thats the other Electrolytic.
The Ecap box was 8 and 8. I just moved them to tighter locations since I did not re-stuff the box.

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Times I have been electrocuted in 2021
As of 1/01/2021
AC: 4 DC: 1
Last year: 6
#42

Gee at this rate I'll have to start sending you chassis to fix!!!!!!! HaHaHa

When my pals were reading comic books
I was down in the basement in my dad's
workshop. Perusing his Sam's Photofoacts
Vol 1-50 admiring the old set and trying to
figure out what all those squiggly meant.
Circa 1966
Now I think I've got!

Terry
#43

Not a chance Terry... Not a single one.... Unless you like to gamble on plugging it in Icon_lol

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Times I have been electrocuted in 2021
As of 1/01/2021
AC: 4 DC: 1
Last year: 6
#44

Well, I'm late to this party. Kirk, you are the most energized "Old"restorer I know. Where do you get the energy and time??? This is a great collection of radios; my virtual hat off to you! Joe

Joe

Matthew 16:26 "For what does it profit a man if he gain the whole world, yet lose his own soul?"
#45

Hahaha,
I work from home so I have many hours. Plus I really dont sleep much so I am in my shop a lot...
I get spurts of energy and then burn out a few days later. If a few days I get the urge again Icon_smile

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Times I have been electrocuted in 2021
As of 1/01/2021
AC: 4 DC: 1
Last year: 6




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