06-22-2020, 08:08 PM
Parmak Farm Radio
06-23-2020, 10:29 AM
Not too many of those around. Beautiful restoration Russ
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06-23-2020, 03:34 PM
thanks.
No, like I mentioned the ID on RM is kinda' messed up, using the model names "1937, Deluxe, 525" and a bunch of other combinations, all of which relate to the radio - in the correct order. Somewhere on the site I have a picture of its big brother, a 735, as I recall. A truly impressive "farm radio". I think it is in the "rare & unusual" tab.
07-05-2020, 12:07 AM
Another wonderful restoration Russ!!
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07-05-2020, 11:10 AM
Great looking set.
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07-05-2020, 03:17 PM
Thanks guys.
I am about a day away from buffing out the 5-F-134 cabinet. This is the 2nd farm radio - the one that needed to have the chassis replated. Since I was doing one chassis, I decided to replat a 5-S-127 chassis as well. On it the variable cap and IF transformer covers were done as well. I had mentioned zinc plating previously. This chassis will also fit in the same Zenith cabinet. I will add it to the blog asap.
07-05-2020, 07:54 PM
Do you have pics of the re-plated chassis? Perhaps I missed it in your blog.
07-06-2020, 09:20 AM
It will still be a few days before I have the Zenith reassembled. I will post pictures of the process then. The zinc plating was pretty easy and inexpensive.
Picture: from left to right - As found Cleaned up (some base metal exposed) Replated The picture was originally vertically oriented making the can on the right appear larger. In the original orientation it was closer - so appears larger.
07-06-2020, 09:56 AM
Nice. looking forward to seeing the whole chassis after re-plating. When I clean up a rusty chassis with a lot of base metal showing, I paint, but would like to re-plate if it looks closer to original. Extra work as the sockets need to be removed. Although, I'm used to that with the Scotts!
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