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RCA R-73 RESTORATION
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This guy was dumped upon me by Kirk, aong with the now restored Philco 16B, during the last fall Kutztown.

This is a heavy set, and with my experience lying mostly with Philcos, Zeniths and Atwater Kents, I am sure there are surprises to be encountered.

Here are some initial photos:



Front
   

Back
   

Asbestos
   

Chassis top
   

Bottom. Fully encased chassis.
   

Inside the chassis
   



I checked the tubes: othher than the rectifier, all test better than new. Rectifier is somewhat weak, but seems like this is the case with every single radio I've dealt with. And those 80 tubes work fairly well below "Good", as long as this is not really below. Which this one is not.

So far this is it.

People who do not drink, do not smoke, do not eat red meat will one day feel really stupid lying there and dying from nothing.


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RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by morzh - 02-19-2023, 05:11 PM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by Brad Winder - 02-19-2023, 07:25 PM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by morzh - 02-19-2023, 08:32 PM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by David - 02-19-2023, 08:39 PM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by GarySP - 02-19-2023, 10:03 PM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by MrFixr55 - 02-19-2023, 10:20 PM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by radiorich - 02-19-2023, 11:49 PM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by morzh - 02-20-2023, 09:50 AM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by Eliot Ness - 02-20-2023, 11:28 AM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by morzh - 02-20-2023, 02:03 PM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by MrFixr55 - 02-20-2023, 03:15 PM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by Arran - 02-20-2023, 03:41 PM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by MrFixr55 - 02-20-2023, 08:02 PM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by Ron Ramirez - 02-20-2023, 08:44 PM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by GarySP - 02-20-2023, 11:19 PM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by morzh - 02-21-2023, 01:08 PM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by Arran - 02-21-2023, 04:45 PM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by morzh - 02-25-2023, 08:24 PM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by GarySP - 02-26-2023, 01:54 PM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by morzh - 02-26-2023, 03:03 PM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by MrFixr55 - 02-26-2023, 10:42 PM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by MrFixr55 - 02-26-2023, 11:02 PM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by Arran - 02-26-2023, 11:22 PM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by morzh - 02-26-2023, 11:31 PM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by MrFixr55 - 02-27-2023, 01:01 AM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by radiorich - 02-27-2023, 02:25 AM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by morzh - 02-27-2023, 09:19 AM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by Arran - 02-28-2023, 05:48 PM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by MrFixr55 - 02-28-2023, 08:24 PM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by morzh - 03-01-2023, 08:39 PM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by MrFixr55 - 03-04-2023, 11:19 PM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by radiorich - 03-04-2023, 11:50 PM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by morzh - 03-05-2023, 01:44 PM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by morzh - 03-05-2023, 09:58 PM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by morzh - 03-05-2023, 11:10 PM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by radiorich - 03-06-2023, 08:57 AM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by RodB - 03-06-2023, 09:37 AM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by morzh - 03-06-2023, 11:11 AM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by morzh - 03-06-2023, 12:54 PM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by morzh - 03-06-2023, 01:06 PM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by RadioSvit - 03-06-2023, 01:13 PM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by RadioSvit - 03-06-2023, 01:23 PM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by morzh - 03-06-2023, 02:31 PM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by MrFixr55 - 03-06-2023, 06:04 PM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by Chas - 03-06-2023, 07:48 PM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by MrFixr55 - 03-07-2023, 06:21 AM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by morzh - 03-07-2023, 11:53 AM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by morzh - 03-09-2023, 04:31 PM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by MrFixr55 - 03-10-2023, 01:10 AM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by RadioSvit - 03-10-2023, 05:24 AM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by morzh - 03-12-2023, 04:38 PM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by morzh - 03-14-2023, 10:32 PM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by RodB - 03-15-2023, 10:14 AM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by morzh - 03-15-2023, 02:34 PM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by morzh - 03-18-2023, 01:43 PM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by morzh - 03-19-2023, 09:52 PM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by morzh - 03-20-2023, 09:16 PM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by Arran - 03-21-2023, 12:48 AM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by morzh - 03-21-2023, 08:34 AM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by MrFixr55 - 03-22-2023, 08:09 AM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by Ron Ramirez - 03-22-2023, 10:10 AM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by morzh - 03-22-2023, 01:30 PM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by Arran - 03-22-2023, 04:59 PM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by morzh - 03-22-2023, 07:22 PM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by morzh - 03-22-2023, 11:30 PM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by MrFixr55 - 03-23-2023, 05:45 PM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by Ron Ramirez - 03-23-2023, 07:18 PM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by morzh - 03-23-2023, 08:47 PM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by MrFixr55 - 03-24-2023, 08:35 AM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by Ron Ramirez - 03-24-2023, 09:10 AM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by Chas - 03-24-2023, 10:19 AM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by morzh - 04-01-2023, 05:20 PM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by morzh - 04-01-2023, 05:26 PM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by morzh - 04-08-2023, 04:04 PM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by morzh - 04-12-2023, 09:18 PM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by MrFixr55 - 04-13-2023, 09:47 AM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by morzh - 04-13-2023, 10:31 PM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by MrFixr55 - 04-14-2023, 07:28 AM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by morzh - 04-14-2023, 06:48 PM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by morzh - 05-07-2023, 02:31 PM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by morzh - 05-21-2023, 03:45 PM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by MrFixr55 - 05-21-2023, 11:09 PM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by morzh - 05-22-2023, 01:16 PM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by RadioSvit - 05-22-2023, 01:40 PM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by morzh - 05-22-2023, 02:19 PM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by morzh - 05-27-2023, 07:46 PM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by Joe Rossi - 05-27-2023, 08:15 PM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by morzh - 05-27-2023, 09:24 PM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by Ron Ramirez - 05-27-2023, 09:29 PM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by morzh - 05-27-2023, 09:41 PM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by Steve Davis - 05-27-2023, 10:20 PM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by morzh - 05-27-2023, 10:29 PM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by Arran - 05-28-2023, 12:54 AM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by RadioSvit - 05-28-2023, 05:14 AM
RE: RCA R-73 RESTORATION - by morzh - 05-28-2023, 09:55 AM



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