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Winter Electronic restoration chronicles - OldRestorer - 01-23-2017
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,
Cabinet will be a project and will have to wait till spring...
RE: Reneamed: Winter Electronic restorations - Radioroslyn - 01-23-2017
Nice set!!!!
Like the dial and cabinet design.
RE: Reneamed: Winter Electronic restorations - morzh - 01-23-2017
Are you too scared to show us how the underchassis looks?
RE: Reneamed: Winter Electronic restorations - OldRestorer - 01-23-2017
Haha,
I only have one before putting in the diode and resistor....
RE: Reneamed: Winter Electronic restorations - morzh - 01-23-2017
Not too bad.
Oh, I see your electrocution counter has been incremented
careful there!
RE: Reneamed: Winter Electronic restorations - OldRestorer - 01-29-2017
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...
RE: Reneamed: Winter Electronic restorations - OldRestorer - 01-29-2017
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...
RE: Reneamed: Winter Electronic restorations - sam - 01-29-2017
looking good kirk
but why the extra cap in the tiffany ?
RE: Reneamed: Winter Electronic restorations - OldRestorer - 01-29-2017
What extra cap?
RE: Reneamed: Winter Electronic restorations - sam - 01-29-2017
the one behind switch
RE: Reneamed: Winter Electronic restorations - OldRestorer - 01-29-2017
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.
RE: Reneamed: Winter Electronic restorations - Radioroslyn - 01-30-2017
Gee at this rate I'll have to start sending you chassis to fix!!!!!!! HaHaHa
RE: Reneamed: Winter Electronic restorations - OldRestorer - 01-30-2017
Not a chance Terry... Not a single one.... Unless you like to gamble on plugging it in
RE: Reneamed: Winter Electronic restorations - Joe Rossi - 02-04-2017
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
RE: Reneamed: Winter Electronic restorations - OldRestorer - 02-04-2017
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