Barn find. Nordmende Elektra. - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

Joe_Lorenz · 20th Sep 2020, 8:39 pm

Another restoration object on my bench: A 1963 Nordmende Elektra. It was stored for at least 30 years in a barn. The new owner of the house was about to put it in the skip when I showed up by chance.

Well, though basically in working order I decided to clean it thoroughly first:

Mitch-W · 20th Sep 2020, 9:33 pm

This will most likely work out of the box. Any paper capacitors are recommended to be changed (if there are any), otherwise I had great luck with those German sets, they usually just work

20th Sep 2020, 8:39 pm	#1
Joe_Lorenz Hexode Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: Hohenroda, Eastern Hesse, Germany Posts: 460	Barn find. Nordmende Elektra. Another restoration object on my bench: A 1963 Nordmende Elektra. It was stored for at least 30 years in a barn. The new owner of the house was about to put it in the skip when I showed up by chance. Well, though basically in working order I decided to clean it thoroughly first: Attached Thumbnails

20th Sep 2020, 9:33 pm	#2
Mitch-W Tetrode Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Celje, Slovenia Posts: 70	Re: Barn find. Nordmende Elektra. This will most likely work out of the box. Any paper capacitors are recommended to be changed (if there are any), otherwise I had great luck with those German sets, they usually just work