Re: Two AR88s
Good luck with these fine old beasts- I wouldn't like to make the choice, either!
I'm stumped as to why '88s turn up without these screens- what thought process do people go through not to refit them? I might understand it if they were made of platinum... Same with the trimmers/Allen key, not clipping them back in place after working on the set is simply sloppy.
I wouldn't trust the old smoothing block- on the one currently in my posession, I fitted a 150mA A/S fuse between rectifier cathode and reservoir, even though I'd fitted new 4.7uF 630V polyesters in the old can- plenty of room. Shame to have that nice tranny exit left. I found that, having punched out the two little retaining rivets, dunking the block in boiling water for a few minutes meant that the inner slid out of the can quite cleanly and easily. The original solder seam had cracked, letting much of the oil out all over the bottom of the case- at least this meant it wouldn't go pop when subjected to boiling.
Look forward to a few more AR88 posts, Colin.
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