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Another PT-69 gamble and I lost...
OldRestorer
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05-04-2014, 10:27 AM
So I won this radio on the bay and it was the usual "cord was cut" listing.
I took a gamble thinking i may get lucky but brought it up and it is dead. Icon_sad

I don't think recapping will change anything so put her on the pile of too inexperienced to restore yet.

The cabinet is pretty nice so just a cleaning there and I think I will leave the dial covers original since they are pretty good. I already have the molds from the last PT-69 but those dial covers were baaad.

Good news is................ I may be going to K-town!!!!Icon_mrgreen

I will bring my list of needed equipment and see how it goes.


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Another PT-69 gamble and I lost... - by OldRestorer - 05-04-2014, 10:27 AM
RE: Another PT-69 gamble and I lost... - by morzh - 05-04-2014, 10:55 AM
RE: Another PT-69 gamble and I lost... - by Jamie - 05-04-2014, 04:22 PM
RE: Another PT-69 gamble and I lost... - by morzh - 05-04-2014, 05:43 PM
RE: Another PT-69 gamble and I lost... - by sam - 05-04-2014, 06:29 PM



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