Today i received the AVO...
Serial 27306-C-854
August 1954.
It is painted with a grey paint, that i found very well conserved under the instructions plate, it had the following tags attached (see photos), it seems that it was in an army ship, (model: navy department on the orange tag). I thought it was an 8sx a panclimatic Avo, but when i opened it and i was able to see that it is not a panclimatic, is just an Avo 8S, very strange if it was in a ship....
Inside the AVO all the components are 100% original and in good condition, except one open resistor on the lower board that i was able to repair and lot of mold in the case and in certain parts inside.
I took apart the movement and cleaned the case very well with bleach and a anti fungal that i bought on the pharmacy. After that i cleaned it with isopropyl alcohol and dry off with hot air.
Then i test the movement... it has the coil opened...
Tomorrow i will continue with it. I have a movement of an AVO 8 mk2/3 but is not the same, so i must find the correct one.