Grundig Elite Boy 500 Cabinet - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

davidgem1406 · 12th Oct 2017, 10:27 pm

I have a Grundig Elite Boy 500 that a friend has asked me to look at.
The problem is how to remove it from the cabinet.

I thought that it was done by removing the carry handle, removing the 2 screws in the rear panel, then unscrew the 2 handle pivot screws, 1 from either side.

The handle pivot screws will turn, but they are stiff and do not actually unscrew.
I can see no other screws that could be holding the innards to the cabinet.

Can somebody please tell me if what I am thinking is correct, and how to get this radio apart.

Thanks
Best wishes
Dave.

davidgem1406 · 12th Oct 2017, 10:39 pm

Well, it seems that I was wrong about the handle pivot screws, they don't need to come out.
I just laid the radio on its back and pulled it around a bit, the lower decorative strip, below the tuning scale came away. There was a load of muck under it that seemed to be holding it.
I gave it a good pull and out came the chassis.

So problem solved. I will know better next time.

Dave

12th Oct 2017, 10:27 pm	#1
davidgem1406 Heptode Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Sheerness, Kent, UK. Posts: 936	Grundig Elite Boy 500 Cabinet I have a Grundig Elite Boy 500 that a friend has asked me to look at. The problem is how to remove it from the cabinet. I thought that it was done by removing the carry handle, removing the 2 screws in the rear panel, then unscrew the 2 handle pivot screws, 1 from either side. The handle pivot screws will turn, but they are stiff and do not actually unscrew. I can see no other screws that could be holding the innards to the cabinet. Can somebody please tell me if what I am thinking is correct, and how to get this radio apart. Thanks Best wishes Dave.

12th Oct 2017, 10:39 pm	#2
davidgem1406 Heptode Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Sheerness, Kent, UK. Posts: 936	Re: Grundig Elite Boy 500 Cabinet Well, it seems that I was wrong about the handle pivot screws, they don't need to come out. I just laid the radio on its back and pulled it around a bit, the lower decorative strip, below the tuning scale came away. There was a load of muck under it that seemed to be holding it. I gave it a good pull and out came the chassis. So problem solved. I will know better next time. Dave