09-25-2017, 11:42 AM
Greetings to the Phorum.
My name is Tony and this will be my first real post here. I wanted to share with everyone my latest find, a nice 38-960. I have always wanted a radio of this stature and high level of functionality that was affordable and Saturday I got the chance. There are a lot of the expensive brand Z radios out there that I will never afford to buy, but this one will perform just as good, if not better, and will be just a great radio overall
The seller had stated that this radio was fully re-capped and operational and that was true. It sounded great, but that was were the restoration ended.
Here is what I have to do:
Replace the out of tolerance resistors and candohms.
Replaced the electrolytics with 630V film caps, something I do for longevity.
Check the tweeter phasing.
Fix the loose dial disk, determine what component it needs to be fastened too.
Replace the sub chassis rubber mounts.
Clean both chassis and determine if OK or if they need to be masked and painted. Some rust.
Full alignment keeping in mind that the Magnetic tuning works perfectly.
Repair all the flying lead connections and black tape insulated wiring.
The cabinet is not bad but the front panel looks awful up close. I think it was refinished and there is a small run. Also, no grain filler was used, so that makes it worse. Time will tell once I get ready to work on it.
All in all, I am quite pleased with the radio and the price I paid. I can't wait till it's done and upstairs to be used for Holidays and Breakfast every day.
Here are some pictures I would like to share. Thanks for looking.
[Image: https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4337/3731...327e_z.jpg]
https://www.flickr.com/photos/152428891@...ed-public/
Edit:
I removed the duplicate images. The second link will take you to a viewer where pictures can be expanded for more detail.
My name is Tony and this will be my first real post here. I wanted to share with everyone my latest find, a nice 38-960. I have always wanted a radio of this stature and high level of functionality that was affordable and Saturday I got the chance. There are a lot of the expensive brand Z radios out there that I will never afford to buy, but this one will perform just as good, if not better, and will be just a great radio overall
The seller had stated that this radio was fully re-capped and operational and that was true. It sounded great, but that was were the restoration ended.
Here is what I have to do:
Replace the out of tolerance resistors and candohms.
Replaced the electrolytics with 630V film caps, something I do for longevity.
Check the tweeter phasing.
Fix the loose dial disk, determine what component it needs to be fastened too.
Replace the sub chassis rubber mounts.
Clean both chassis and determine if OK or if they need to be masked and painted. Some rust.
Full alignment keeping in mind that the Magnetic tuning works perfectly.
Repair all the flying lead connections and black tape insulated wiring.
The cabinet is not bad but the front panel looks awful up close. I think it was refinished and there is a small run. Also, no grain filler was used, so that makes it worse. Time will tell once I get ready to work on it.
All in all, I am quite pleased with the radio and the price I paid. I can't wait till it's done and upstairs to be used for Holidays and Breakfast every day.
Here are some pictures I would like to share. Thanks for looking.
[Image: https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4337/3731...327e_z.jpg]
https://www.flickr.com/photos/152428891@...ed-public/
Edit:
I removed the duplicate images. The second link will take you to a viewer where pictures can be expanded for more detail.
Tony
“People may not remember how fast you did a job, but they will remember how well you did it”
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