Cap Question

[Guest]

I've been working on the model 16 that I queried about earlier, and it's going well. I've done all of the bakelite boxes (14), and now I'm at the big tin box that has 5 caps in it. The question is: how does one attack this? It appears to be sealed, with a "lid" that is soldered on. I haven' detached any of the many connections until I decide on and get some advice on the best solution to the problem Please advise. Dick Bidwell, VA

[Chuck Schwark]

You open it up from the bottom (or end) by carefully bending out the metal tabs holding the fishpaper board there. Heat the can like a bakelite block cap to loosen the guts.

Don't forget the embedded caps in the tone control either.