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Well, I put axial caps underneath the chassis to replace the multi-section cap and put 1N4007 in place of the selenium. I did check the B+ voltage (right after the 22 ohm 1 watt resistor) before changing and got 102v there with 117 ac on the variac.
After pulling the selenium, I was getting about 145v for B+, using a 33 ohm resistor in place of the 22 ohm, with way less than 117v ac input (maybe about 105v). So I stopped there thinking that the B+ should be in the area of 102v. Just got the Sams for this radio today and it should be 140v.
So, it would seem that the selenium was way off and needed to be changed. I'll see if I can get closer to the correct B+ value by changing the resistor.
Murray
Edit: Here's a pic of the new filter caps and the diode. I drilled and tapped the chassis for #6 screws to mount 2 terminal strips and used the existing screw hole to mount the new diode. Right now, there's a 1/2 watt 33 ohm "power resistor" mounted but I'll change that to something more suitable now that I've got some new parts.
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