[JGatewood]

Hello and thank you for welcoming me into your world. I am new to radio restoration and a Newbie here. I recently purchased a 41-280 for a whopping $20.00. The lady I bought i from had it in a Barn. Brought it home, put it on a Variac, brought it up slowly and Voila, she fired right up and sounded beautifully. Was able to tune stations in without issue. I have a Twin Brother who does this and has for awhile. Under his advice I re-capped the radio, very careful to ensure correct ratings were used and all solder joints were solid. Upon completion, put her back on the Variac, brought her up slowly, got lights but no volume. If I go to the extreme right on the dial, I can hear some static but it is very low. Thinking I had a bad capacitor somewhere, I replaced them all with great care but had the same results. My brother who has been doing this for awhile is stumped. We checked voltage at the speaker connector (360vdc) and Ohmed out the speaker, and it is good at 1k ohms which from reading is normal. I checked all wiring connections for quite a few hours and all is good. This is driving us bonkers so if anybody has had this problem before and has some guidance, I would much appreciate it. Thanks and my apologies for being so long winded. :