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610B - How I spent my afternoon
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The 610B listed on craigslist that was mentioned in the Items for Sale On Line by morzh made it safely to the shop today.  My wife and I took a quick trip to Lancaster on a nice sunny day to pick this radio up.  I'm really excited, it seems to be in very nice shape.  I haven't done much with it yet except pull the chassis and vacuum out the dust bunnies.  There were some seeds and mouse droppings but I don't see any rust so they didn't live there long.
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It looks like there was a coating of some type on the dial that is now peeling and flaking off.  Is that unusual? I haven't seen it on other phenolic dials but I haven't seen that many.

Has anyone seen this before?  
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The one electrolytic cap has an insulation sleeve on TOP as well as on the bottom.  I don't see any reason for this.  Its stuck on there pretty good so I'll wait until I stuff the cap to try to get it off and see if there is a cut or something under it.  The radio was serviced at some point in the past and new electrolytics were tacked in under the chassis.  Perhaps the service guy just had an extra one and stuck it on the top.  Only one of the original electrolytics was floating above chassis ground so its not from one of them...???
#2

The reason for this is the two caps, being long, not toching their tops, thus bypassing the insulation at the bottom.
A rubber band can do the same.

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.
#3

Ah...thanks Mike!! That makes sense.
#4

Good pickup and nice cabinet. Looks like a good chassis to restore. Good luck.
#5

Just finished this 610B so I'll add two photos of restored chassis.
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#6

So does it operate the lightbulb like it should? Icon_smile

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.
#7

I am having a hard time figuring out how to fit that bulb into the pilot lamp area to light the dial...can you help me out Mike??? Icon_lol
#8

bob
nice work  looks great Icon_clap Icon_clap

sam

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
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