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w2amr
12-31-2016, 04:49 AM
I just finished a restoration on a pre 1942 Sears Silvertone, wooden cabinet radio. A friend of mine picked it up for me in a thrift shop in Colorado. After a good cleaning, I replaced most of the caps , a couple of resistors, new tuning dial cover, power cord and re finished the cabinet. It's a 5 tube AC/DC with loctals. The audio quality is amazing.
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PA5COR
12-31-2016, 05:16 AM
Nice job, in those times they used big speakers and that was the good quality sound they reproduced as well the large wooden cabinet.
WZ7U
12-31-2016, 05:17 AM
That came out really nice man. Dennis should be prrrrroud.
KC9ECI
12-31-2016, 07:29 AM
You do nice work, can you restore me?
KD8TUT
12-31-2016, 08:48 AM
I love it!!! Nice work!

My first shortwave listening was done on a Grundig Majestic 7080- so I've got some appreciation for old radios.

Your radio is simply beautiful...
KG4CGC
12-31-2016, 08:59 AM
:bbh::giggity::homer:
NQ6U
12-31-2016, 10:20 AM
Nice job, it's beautiful! And, yeah, you can't beat that tube sound.

One thing: I see that it's got a transformerless power supply. You probably already know this but make sure you have a properly installed polarized AC line plug on the thing. If you wire it backwards, the chassis will be hot with 120VAC!
w2amr
12-31-2016, 06:49 PM
Nice job, it's beautiful! And, yeah, you can't beat that tube sound.

One thing: I see that it's got a transformerless power supply. You probably already know this but make sure you have a properly installed polarized AC line plug on the thing. If you wire it backwards, the chassis will be hot with 120VAC!Oh yeah. It has a new power cord and polarized plug, so it can't be plugged in the wrong way.
w2amr
12-31-2016, 06:50 PM
You do nice work, can you restore me?I'm a restorer, not a magician. :mrgreen:
WZ7U
12-31-2016, 08:20 PM
:rofl:
K7SGJ
12-31-2016, 08:38 PM
The radio turned out very nice. I don't know why, but I've noticed antiques and collectables like clocks, radios, and others don't seem to be as popular as they were awhile back. Oddly enough, you don't see the number of them for sale, either. I don't know where they all are, but I'm sure they will show up for sale some time or another.
KG4CGC
12-31-2016, 10:21 PM
Awesome work.