[Ron Ramirez]

Bob's (bandersen) thread on his 41-316 prompted me to start this one.

I've had this 41-616 since 2010. As is the case with many of my sets, it has been sitting, patiently waiting for me to do something with it...

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When I acquired this set, it had no tubes, and was missing its original 3-post De Luxe Inter-Mix changer. Some nondescript 1950s changer was placed in the phono compartment...and I do mean placed...not bolted in, just sitting on the motor board.

I plan to install a rebuilt 1942 Beam of Light changer that has been converted to 78 rpm (only) rim drive. The 1942 changer has a solenoid to trip the reject mechanism; this will allow the Mystery Control as well as the far right pushbutton to reject records as it was originally designed.

Anyway...earlier this week, I pulled the huge chassis out and set it on the workbench.

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I removed the dial scale and put it away, not to be replaced until the chassis is finished.

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As you can see, there are no tubes...but the tube shields are all there in the Mystery Control section of the chassis.

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Bob (bandersen), I think the chassis in my set is a bit more crowded than your 41-316 chassis is...

If you notice, many of the original paper caps were replaced, mostly with turquoise Sangamo caps, and a few with black Cornell Dubilier caps. This was probably done in the late 1950s or early 1960s.

The original electrolytics were also replaced with Twist-Lock electrolytics. One was installed well, on a phenolic mounting board; the other was just sort of stuck in an existing hole in a sloppy fashion.

Lots and lots of rubber-covered wiring under the chassis.

Oh, and surprisingly, the audio output transformer is still good! These are often bad in the 1939-1942 models.

I've decided that instead of resleeving all of the wires with heat shrink tubing as I usually do, in this chassis I am going to replace the longer wires and the wiring harnesses running from the stepper unit to the pushbutton mechanism and the individual button lights with new PVC-insulated wires.

I've placed orders for the needed wire, a fresh supply of .047 uF caps (I'm completely out of these), and a motor start cap for the volume control motor.

Wish me luck, folks...this will not be an easy job.