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Heatercathodeshort · 21st Aug 2019, 9:27 pm

You don't need to fill it with anything. Just leave it open. The reason this was done by EMI was an attempt to stop bodgers messing about with a good quality radio, fitting incorrect components and handing back to the customer with a much reduced performance. It was extremely difficult to open the box and bodgers learned and just stopped taking them in for so called repair. The replacement metal boxes with all the components fitted was a cheap component from EMI exclusive to their agents and could only be obtained if you were an accredited agent. [Marconi/HMV dealer.]
The exact component layout of the innards of the box was given in the Trader sheet for this extensive series. You can make up a tag board maybe with a Paxolin sheet to replicate the original. Hope this helps, John.

21st Aug 2019, 9:27 pm	#2
Heatercathodeshort Dekatron Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Warnham, West Sussex. 10 miles south of DORKING. Posts: 9,147	Re: Marconiphone 196 You don't need to fill it with anything. Just leave it open. The reason this was done by EMI was an attempt to stop bodgers messing about with a good quality radio, fitting incorrect components and handing back to the customer with a much reduced performance. It was extremely difficult to open the box and bodgers learned and just stopped taking them in for so called repair. The replacement metal boxes with all the components fitted was a cheap component from EMI exclusive to their agents and could only be obtained if you were an accredited agent. [Marconi/HMV dealer.] The exact component layout of the innards of the box was given in the Trader sheet for this extensive series. You can make up a tag board maybe with a Paxolin sheet to replicate the original. Hope this helps, John.