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City: Bandon
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I agree with the spray lacquer. Much closer to the original finish used on these and much easier to strip if things go badly. I usually use DEFT gloss and after serveral, sometimes 6 or 7, coats with some sanding in between if needed I'll rub it out with rottenstone or a fine pumice followed by a paste wax. But that's just me, others have their own steps and produce fine looking end results. DEFT is found in most hardware and big box stores. I also use one of these masks when spraying lacquer, toner and paints.
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City: West Milford NJ
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City: West Milford NJ
I will be replacing the power cord and the one I have has the wide plug on one side does it matter what way it goes on ?
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The narrow blade is the hot wire and the wide blade is the neutral. Connect the hot side to the on/off switch be careful working on a AC-DC set they can bite. Best to have a isolation transformer hooked up when working on the set. Take Care David
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Definitely, the wide spade should be connected to the power on switch so that when the radio is turned on the mains neutral is B-. If you reverse it you will have a hot chassis.
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Thank you very much I wanted to be sure when I replace the cord
