Hybrids or Frankenradios

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Hybrids or Frankenradios

DeckApe
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#17

12-11-2010, 07:15 PM

My train of thought on FrankenPhilcos is this:

Sometimes a full-on proper restoration just isn't possible.

If you have a chassis that is a basket case but a decent cabinet, or vice-versa, I say swap 'em as long as you your conscience doesn't bother you--easily solved by just not doing anything that isn't reversible.

I have a 40-180 chassis that is in much better shape than my 40-190's chassis; I'm going to do the restoration/re-capping on the '180 first because it will fit my 190's cabinet. Then I will attempt to redo my 40-190, which someone has worked on (I haven't traced anything out to see if it was done correctly or not). If I can't get the 40-190 restarted, I'll leave the 180 chassis in.

...but I'll look for another 40-190 chassis. Icon_wink

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Hybrids or Frankenradios - by Ron Ramirez - 07-22-2007, 10:43 AM

Frankenradios - by AI2V - 07-22-2007, 09:51 PM

[No subject] - by Ron Ramirez - 07-23-2007, 12:16 AM

[No subject] - by Texasrocker - 07-23-2007, 12:18 AM

[No subject] - by rickd - 07-23-2007, 10:02 AM

Crowded 37-620 chassis- nah! - by AI2V - 07-23-2007, 03:44 PM

[No subject] - by Ron Ramirez - 07-23-2007, 08:34 PM

[No subject] - by Ron Ramirez - 07-23-2007, 08:40 PM

[No subject] - by Texasrocker - 07-31-2007, 11:45 PM

RE: Hybrids or Frankenradios - by Ron Ramirez - 03-22-2008, 11:04 AM

[No subject] - by Steve Davis - 03-22-2008, 02:40 PM

[No subject] - by Ron Ramirez - 03-23-2008, 01:36 AM

[No subject] - by Texasrocker - 03-23-2008, 02:27 AM

[No subject] - by Ron Ramirez - 03-24-2008, 11:07 PM

Re: Hybrids or Frankenradios - by Ron Ramirez - 12-09-2010, 10:49 PM

Re: Hybrids or Frankenradios - by TA Forbes - 12-10-2010, 01:03 PM

Re: Hybrids or Frankenradios - by DeckApe - 12-11-2010, 07:15 PM

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