12-17-2025, 10:03 PM
A former co-worker from over 20 years ago gave me this radio.
It was fully disassembled and came withthe cabinet and the chassis separate in a box.
No tubes, and the dial string was ripped.
I started on this radio 2 weeks ago.
The cabinet
The chassis
So, I found good SAMS book on dialcord stringing (the diagram in Riders was not very good) and re-strung the set.
Then 12/7 I ordered all the tubes from Bob Dobush.
Tube came today, 12/17. Fast enough.
I have just given them a quick check - all is good.
Probably this weekend I will start on the recap. The radio has never been restored: all caps are original Zenith. WIll make for good restuffing.
Also, the Selenum Rectifier will have to be taken care of. I guess, I will check it first. I kept one in my Grundig - it works marvellously. But maybe I will replace it. Depends.
The radio has the FM band, so will make for interesting alignment. They say one needs not to touch it at all. Maybe.
It was fully disassembled and came withthe cabinet and the chassis separate in a box.
No tubes, and the dial string was ripped.
I started on this radio 2 weeks ago.
The cabinet
The chassis
So, I found good SAMS book on dialcord stringing (the diagram in Riders was not very good) and re-strung the set.
Then 12/7 I ordered all the tubes from Bob Dobush.
Tube came today, 12/17. Fast enough.
I have just given them a quick check - all is good.
Probably this weekend I will start on the recap. The radio has never been restored: all caps are original Zenith. WIll make for good restuffing.
Also, the Selenum Rectifier will have to be taken care of. I guess, I will check it first. I kept one in my Grundig - it works marvellously. But maybe I will replace it. Depends.
The radio has the FM band, so will make for interesting alignment. They say one needs not to touch it at all. Maybe.
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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