Sorry i didn't get back to you sooner. I took the speaker out of the cabinet and noticed a tear (the same tear that is in the grille cloth).

I superglued the tear in the cone, and it actually sounds really good. I'll probably leave it this way until I get it reconed (or may just leave it this way forever.....)

Thanks for your help!

matt k

Well,

It's done.... for the most part. I've finished the restore of the RCA 128.

I replaced all the Caps and Bad resistors.

This is my FIRST attempt at cabinet work. You can still see the chip in the veneer on the front, top. I still need to find one knob, and yes, the grille cloth is not correct.... but it is correct enough for me!

The flash made the finish look "rough" but I can assure you it's as smooth as glass!

Thanks,

MK

Well, since I've put the radio back together, I've had it running for about 6 hours off and on.

Just the other day, it developed a problem. After I would turn it on, and it would warm up, the volume would slowly start to fade to nothing....

I metered, and messed with things for a while, and started to get frustrated.

The next morning, I went back at it and noticed I missed a cap that is on the front of the chassis, next to the volume pot.

I replaced that cap, and voila! Good as new!

w00t! She's a beauty!

Congrats!

You didn't by any chance take any chassis pics did you? I'd love to see some, but I certainly don't want you to take it back out of the cabinet just for me.

You know, I didn;t.... I don't know why I didn't.

But I have correct grill cloth ordered, and will take pics when I replace it!

MK

Cool! As long as you're gonna open it back up anyway. Look forward to seeing them.

My first youtube video!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXKHRNvlRm8