09-01-2019, 09:06 PM
Today I cleared off my bench from the debris from restoring that little un-named cathedral radio, and put on my next project, an RCA T8-18 I bought months ago. It looks like it has not been touched in years. I haven't pulled the chassis yet, but from what I have been able to see so far, the only modification done to it was putting on a masonite back with holes in a 1 inch grid, and drilling one hole larger so that they could slip a much more modern plastic insulated line cord through it and splice it to the cut off end of the original cloth covered line cord. I guess whoever once had it had cats or small kids and didn't want them getting into the back of the set. Fortunately I have downloaded all the RCA service manuals from 1932 to 1948 in 4 volumes, so I have good documentation to go by for this restoration.
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The grill cloth seems in VERY good condition. That's a plus. The cabinet is pretty good too., no big repairs, just light refinishing.
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The grill cloth seems in VERY good condition. That's a plus. The cabinet is pretty good too., no big repairs, just light refinishing.
