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Model 70 progress
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08-01-2015, 11:32 AM
I picked this up last month and started working on it.
http://s1336.photobucket.com/user/220koh...n.jpg.html
http://s1336.photobucket.com/user/220koh...e.jpg.html
http://s1336.photobucket.com/user/220koh...w.jpg.html
You can see 2 paper caps at top of pic that I had to replace with a bakelite block
http://s1336.photobucket.com/user/220koh...2.jpg.html
http://s1336.photobucket.com/user/220koh...b.jpg.html
A big thanks to Steve Davis and his wife. Here is a pic of the front peice they made for me. Great job guys.
http://s1336.photobucket.com/user/220koh...b.jpg.html
Put the dial on loosley just for this pic. Got to get some tiny bolt&nuts for it
http://s1336.photobucket.com/user/220koh...g.jpg.html
slowly getting there
http://s1336.photobucket.com/user/220koh...2.jpg.html
I did mess up the top of the mershon caps ERRRR!
I did power it up last night and all stations are comming in fairly clear. and I still need to align it.
Thanks for looking
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Model 70 progress - by KCMike - 08-01-2015, 11:32 AM
RE: Model 70 progress - by Radioroslyn - 08-01-2015, 05:32 PM
RE: Model 70 progress - by KCMike - 08-01-2015, 06:52 PM
RE: Model 70 progress - by Radioroslyn - 08-02-2015, 10:14 AM
RE: Model 70 progress - by codefox1 - 08-02-2015, 06:38 PM
RE: Model 70 progress - by Ron Ramirez - 08-02-2015, 07:20 PM



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