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Originally Posted by dseymo1
If the 'repairer' found the missing supply, perhaps he used the wall-wart to feed in volts and check his diagnosis and that there were no further faults (I might do something similar myself). Fault confirmed, he finds that he has no suitable replacement diodes, so tries a standard rectifier on the off-chance, but no go. OK, let's tidy up the test lash-up a bit, and leave it in place while the correct diodes are on order to keep the set going. Then, as often happens, something or other intervenes, and the proper repair never gets done.
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I reckon that's about it! Sometimes bodges are necessary, just think of Apollo 13 and what they did to get back to Earth. (Though at least that craft didn't fly again...)
There was a minor concession to safety, in the ice-cream tub to contain the mains voltages.
Not much excuse for leaving it all like that, but I bet it saved the day at the time!