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#31

01-23-2017, 12:39 PM
The Detrola 140 is DONE!

The hack job with the ballast tube has been undone and thanks to someone, It is fully restored electronically now!
It plays real well and I even got China on the Foreign band... Or at least they were talking in Chinese, Icon_lol

Cabinet will be a project and will have to wait till spring...


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01-23-2017, 01:28 PM
Nice set!!!!
Like the dial and cabinet design.
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01-23-2017, 02:25 PM
Are you too scared to show us how the underchassis looks? Icon_lol
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01-23-2017, 03:07 PM
Haha,

 I only have one before putting in the diode and resistor....


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01-23-2017, 04:54 PM
Not too bad.

Oh, I see your electrocution counter has been incremented Icon_smile

careful there!
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01-29-2017, 03:58 PM
I jumped into that Zenith 5G500 that was supposedly dead. within 20 seconds I found the problem. The butthead who tried putting the new line cord on, soldered the 2 wires so poorly that they didn't stick to the terminals. They much have touched because it blew out the 117Z6. I recapped it but there was a lot of rubber wiring so I did that too.

She is playing real nice now... I just need the handle to arrive from oldtymeradio.com...


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01-29-2017, 04:03 PM
Continuing on from the above post...

 I had extra energy this morning and pulled out my Tiffany-Tone mantle set.
IT was a pretty easy recap but speaker removal and putting it back in was a true PITB!
She will be displayed on the main floor...


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01-29-2017, 07:08 PM
looking good kirk Icon_clap Icon_clap
but why the extra cap in the tiffany ?
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01-29-2017, 07:32 PM
What extra cap?
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01-29-2017, 08:32 PM
the one behind switch
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01-29-2017, 08:53 PM
Oh, Thats the other Electrolytic.
The Ecap box was 8 and 8. I just moved them to tighter locations since I did not re-stuff the box.

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01-30-2017, 06:43 PM
Gee at this rate I'll have to start sending you chassis to fix!!!!!!! HaHaHa
When my pals were reading comic books
I was down in the basement in my dad's
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Circa 1966
Now I think I've got it!

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01-30-2017, 07:42 PM
Not a chance Terry... Not a single one.... Unless you like to gamble on plugging it in Icon_lol

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02-04-2017, 07:19 PM
Well, I'm late to this party. Kirk, you are the most energized "Old"restorer I know. Where do you get the energy and time??? This is a great collection of radios; my virtual hat off to you! Joe
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02-04-2017, 07:56 PM
Hahaha,
I work from home so I have many hours. Plus I really dont sleep much so I am in my shop a lot...
I get spurts of energy and then burn out a few days later. If a few days I get the urge again Icon_smile

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