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26th May 2020, 12:41 pm | #1 |
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And then there were two !
Finished the second , one at last ,the chroming was the problem , due to the rust /pitting ,a company in Nottingham finally , sorted it to my satisfaction .
The one on the left was a real mess ,very rusty chassis and case , the chassis was striped of all components , cleaned all the rust off ,primed and top coated, the speakers had been eaten away by mice ,just the cones that is , that rendered the speakers speechless ,as were the mice there were three of them complete skeletons ,not sure if they were blind before there demise ! Anyway on re assembly the radio worked first time , having replaced all the usual capacitors . Mick. |
27th May 2020, 10:56 am | #2 |
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Re: And then there were two !
Serious bling! Love them.
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27th May 2020, 6:34 pm | #3 |
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Re: And then there were two !
I love them too, but you must be rolling in money.
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27th May 2020, 6:36 pm | #4 |
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Re: And then there were two !
Spectacular. i do wonder how much the chroming cost...? Getting single items done tends to be expensive..
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27th May 2020, 7:11 pm | #5 |
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Re: And then there were two !
Great job.
No doubt you found a Chrome specialist by living life close to the Edge and using Firefox - ? OK, OK - I'll just get me coat Guy
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27th May 2020, 7:46 pm | #6 |
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Re: And then there were two !
Seems to have both a mains transformer and a dropper resistor.
A lot too bling for my taste. Would go in a kitchen next to an original Dualit toaster, but nicely out of the ordinary. Close to the edge? down by the river? David
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27th May 2020, 10:26 pm | #7 |
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Re: And then there were two !
Two fantastic looking wireless sets! I think even my wife wouldn't mind one of them in the lounge! Showing my ignorance what are they? I don't recognise SNR?
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27th May 2020, 10:37 pm | #8 |
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27th May 2020, 10:42 pm | #9 |
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Re: And then there were two !
The first one I restore the chroming cost £300 the second one, the one on the left they had a bit of a job with ,it ended up costing £350. I aim to fit Blue tooth to both radio's I hope it's money well spent .Mick.
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27th May 2020, 10:49 pm | #10 |
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Re: And then there were two !
They are French .model Excelsior 52 . the wire wound in the bottom is a smoothing resistor , if I remember correctly .Mick.
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27th May 2020, 10:56 pm | #11 |
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Re: And then there were two !
There's a thought. Not sure about the scale......
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28th May 2020, 8:58 am | #12 |
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Re: And then there were two !
Very clever , get a patent on it ,before the Italians see it . Mick.
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