[EdHolland]

Change of track today, to remove the temporary power supply setup and complete this area of the chassis. I restuffed each of the electrolytic caps, trying a new technique. Since I have some aluminium solder on hand for repairing the voice wires of Magnepan speakers, I decided to try soldering the caps within the can, rather than drilling holes. Of course, the can must still be opened - careful hacksawing along a line drawn carefully about 1/2 in up from the base where the part would sit on the chassis. The replacement caps were soldered in place, and the tops replaced and secured using a band of aluminium foil tape. This looks reasonable to me, although I did not really like having to cut the cans.

With this all back together, and wiring returned to something like factory, the radio plays well, and the top side of the chassis is complete. Credit to the previous person who worked on this, wiring changes were logical enough that returning to original was straightforward, and nothing had been cut short.

Back to the cabinet tomorrow