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Originally Posted by JGlenn
where did you get the bakelite blocks? or did you just replace them with modern caps ?
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Just replace them with modern caps. That's what I did on my 40-160. I used safety caps from Just Radios. It's a tight fit to get the safety caps into the block, but it can be done. I wanted to keep the block to reattach the power cord. I was even able to install a grounded three prong cord instead of the old two prong. There are different procedures for removing the resin and old caps from the block. I dug it all out with a solder tool and it was pretty easy. Just be careful because bakelite is fragile. It was my first recap and it went pretty much without a hitch. Turned out to be a great radio, that gets a lot of use. I attached a chart on the bakelite blocks so you can see what's what. It's copyrighted 1937 so it may not cover your radio, but it will give you some idea about the blocks connections.