03-23-2026, 08:55 PM
John,
Were it hopeless electrically, I would leave it as is as well. But it looked restorable, and since I had to take evrything off to service the parts, and after having attempted some cleaning and seeing the amount of accumulated grime (well, you saw the photos of the paper towels with Goop on them after I wiped it off), I decided I wanted it refinished. With this amount of work going into it, might as well.
I really want this radio to sing. And to look good while doing it
Peter,
The tubes I have work fine with the bayonet sockets. I wrote of it here also. I somehow totally missed the pin on the tubes and misjudged the depth of the base. When inserted, it went in just fine.
Were it hopeless electrically, I would leave it as is as well. But it looked restorable, and since I had to take evrything off to service the parts, and after having attempted some cleaning and seeing the amount of accumulated grime (well, you saw the photos of the paper towels with Goop on them after I wiped it off), I decided I wanted it refinished. With this amount of work going into it, might as well.
I really want this radio to sing. And to look good while doing it
Peter,
The tubes I have work fine with the bayonet sockets. I wrote of it here also. I somehow totally missed the pin on the tubes and misjudged the depth of the base. When inserted, it went in just fine.
People who do not drink, do not smoke, do not eat red meat will one day feel really stupid lying there and dying from nothing.
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