[EdHolland]

I spent a little time with this radio today. First off was to try and see what would remove the yellow deposit from the chassis metalwork. Rubbing gently with paint thinner (the eco friendly stuff that seems useless for brush cleaning) works a charm. That led me to the odd splashes of green paint or whatever it is on the chassis in one area. Odd, but they lifted with gentle working away with a thinner soaked rag. The blanket film of yellow gunk is probably tobacco smoke residue.

The screws securing the power transformer were removed, and the top cover given a light sand and coat of black paint. Whilst it was loose, I could also give the chassis in that area a thorough clean.

Then I saw that the wire on one of the preset RF coils was starting to unwind, so spent a little time securing it, at which point I noticed that the six wires completing the tuning circuits were rubber insulated in green... Sure enough, on close inspection, this insulation had melted at some point - the wires being directly above two of the valves on the chassis.

All in the name of progress, and observing what needs attention.