08-16-2016, 07:14 PM
(08-16-2016, 04:52 PM)klondike98 Wrote: Next up is working on the rust on tuning cap and chassis. Taking the tuning cap off means also taking off the metal shields for the coils (I don’t think I mentioned it but the coils all seem to be good).
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I ground off the top of the 3 rivets with a Dremel tool and the shield came off nicely. This allows you to get to the 3 screw/lug connections and 2 soldered ground connections to the tuning cap.
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Being somewhat klutzy, I put some plastic shields around the coils to protect them a bit from straying screw drivers and soldering irons. Yes, I managed to melt some plastic in the process.
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I took the dial off the tuning cap so I would be able to dunk the entire cap into the Metal Rescue de-rusting solution. We’ll see how it comes out.
Hey Bob,
If you have a little to spare I could use a good soak too.....
When my pals were reading comic books
I was down in the basement in my dad's
workshop. Perusing his Sam's Photofoacts
Vol 1-50 admiring the old set and trying to
figure out what all those squiggly meant.
Circa 1966
Now I think I've got!
Terry