Tropic 53-960 restoration
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My 53-960 initially had all paper caps save for a few Bumblebee/Black Beauty caps here and there, including the AC line bypass caps.
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Ron Ramirez
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RE: Tropic 53-960 restoration - by Ron Ramirez - 05-26-2018, 07:04 PM
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