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To re-wire or not to re-wire....
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09-08-2017, 02:18 PM
"Hot chassis" or, I'd rather call them AC/DC radios, typically AA5 or sometimes 4 or 6-tube jobs, were made from 30-s all the way into 50-s and so used different wires. I treat them on the individual basis, and not as a group. If you see the wiring is crumbling, then rewire; if not - leave it be.
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To re-wire or not to re-wire.... - by Greenhorn - 09-08-2017, 01:53 PM
RE: To re-wire or not to re-wire.... - by morzh - 09-08-2017, 02:18 PM
RE: To re-wire or not to re-wire.... - by morzh - 09-08-2017, 07:39 PM
RE: To re-wire or not to re-wire.... - by Arran - 09-10-2017, 09:38 PM



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