04-22-2020, 01:06 PM
The Crosley 173 arrived yesterday so I'll now have something else to keep me out of trouble during this stay-at-home period. It is in decent shape on the outside although the two side panels are warped and I'll need to sort out how to get them aligned again. Schematic Link
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The inside looks worse than the outside. There is more asbestos in this set than I've seen in any set before. There is something coated on the asbestos and the grill cloth cardboard backing so all of it will be coming out. I'm not sure but it looks like the set was in a high humidity situation, maybe not immersed but moist. Some of the paper caps look moldy. The underside of the chassis looks nasty and doesn't look like its going to be easy to work on....but then I've got time to do it don't I...
[Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/4fm6r9rexbc0k2....jpg?raw=1]
[Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/4x7rdiwzkm1h81....jpg?raw=1]
[Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/llx240vd3m06sp....jpg?raw=1]
[Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/if0hskbqgmwk10....jpg?raw=1]
The inside looks worse than the outside. There is more asbestos in this set than I've seen in any set before. There is something coated on the asbestos and the grill cloth cardboard backing so all of it will be coming out. I'm not sure but it looks like the set was in a high humidity situation, maybe not immersed but moist. Some of the paper caps look moldy. The underside of the chassis looks nasty and doesn't look like its going to be easy to work on....but then I've got time to do it don't I...
[Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/4fm6r9rexbc0k2....jpg?raw=1]
[Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/4x7rdiwzkm1h81....jpg?raw=1]
