09-23-2017, 08:03 PM
Thanks all.... 
I have had 2 encounters with this radio in my life.... The first was when me and my gal would go to a local diner for breakfast... It was sitting on a table and being used as decoration for the diner. I often wondered if customers kids may have had something to do with the speaker damage....
2 years later, after the diner had closed, there was a small town nearby having a huge bunch of yard sales throughout the town. I spotted this radio amongst the many yard sales we visited that day.. I later realized this was the same radio as was in the diner due to the fact this isnt an original finish on the cabinet, and the speaker looked just as bad as it did then..
Ive been reading the prior 16b threads around here and learned some dos and donts of restoration, and even purchased the bakelite book and schematics from the recommended sites listed... But have some questions still.
1.. With your prior knowledge of these radios and have seen the pics of the boiled bakelite blocks and the waxy transformer lines, do you think the transformer will be okay? (it functions as posted earlier)
2.. Does anybody still have their cap shopping list handy? I cant afford to buy bulk these days, and was gonna do an order specific to this radio. Including subs for outdated mfd values?
3.. Will the lack of tubeshields make a big difference? I work at a place that has metal and aluminum sheets and can MAY have a couple rolled into shields if equipment allows..
4.. I believe from earlier post that the speaker is ok minus the lack of cone, any recommendations? so far i havent heard back from the place in Oregon and considering the bad weather some states are having, i dont know who is still in business....
Your input is truly appreciated and thanks again..
I have had 2 encounters with this radio in my life.... The first was when me and my gal would go to a local diner for breakfast... It was sitting on a table and being used as decoration for the diner. I often wondered if customers kids may have had something to do with the speaker damage....
2 years later, after the diner had closed, there was a small town nearby having a huge bunch of yard sales throughout the town. I spotted this radio amongst the many yard sales we visited that day.. I later realized this was the same radio as was in the diner due to the fact this isnt an original finish on the cabinet, and the speaker looked just as bad as it did then..
Ive been reading the prior 16b threads around here and learned some dos and donts of restoration, and even purchased the bakelite book and schematics from the recommended sites listed... But have some questions still.
1.. With your prior knowledge of these radios and have seen the pics of the boiled bakelite blocks and the waxy transformer lines, do you think the transformer will be okay? (it functions as posted earlier)
2.. Does anybody still have their cap shopping list handy? I cant afford to buy bulk these days, and was gonna do an order specific to this radio. Including subs for outdated mfd values?
3.. Will the lack of tubeshields make a big difference? I work at a place that has metal and aluminum sheets and can MAY have a couple rolled into shields if equipment allows..
4.. I believe from earlier post that the speaker is ok minus the lack of cone, any recommendations? so far i havent heard back from the place in Oregon and considering the bad weather some states are having, i dont know who is still in business....
Your input is truly appreciated and thanks again..
