[rstokes58]

Hello all , New to the forum and starting a 47-1230 restoration. The radio was my parents first piece of furniture they bought when he came back from the war (WWII). I have had it for 30 years or so and it was working until 10 years ago. Then the power transformer caught on fire, I put it out immediately with no other damage. Now I have the time and decided to try to get it working again. I ordered the replacement transformers and getting prepared to start. But trying to plan my strategy to approach this project. I don't want to dive in to deep and get in over my head, so: 

1st.    Do I need variac?
2nd    Should I replace the paper /wax caps before applying any power or just replace the power transformer and see what happens.

Im thinking the latter then replace the caps systematically. Any help or advise would be welcome.

Thanks fellow Philco enthusiasts