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Philco 46-480 Electronic Restoration
jrblasde
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5 hours ago
Understood. Yes, I will remove the internals of the Bakelite casing and install the new capacitors inside.

Initially (when you first suggested that I keep the Bakelite) I had thought you meant that we could keep the original unit intact, but now I understand what you had in mind.
Joseph

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