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Originally Posted by Tony V
I'm glad you were able to show off your nice collection for everyone to enjoy.
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My main goal was to hopefully inspire some newbies to take up the hobby. I had a big posterboard display on the wall about what to do when an old radio is found (DON'T PLUG IT IN!), with some glued-on examples of things to look out for (rotten AC cords, wax-paper capacitors, vacuum tubes that have "gone white" with air, etc) first. It also talked about the various restoration paths from reforming electrolytics, replacing capacitors, restuffing old capacitors, making safety upgrades, and the like. So far I've heard from one customer who decided to go whole hog on restoring his grandfather's radio, and has been back several times for advice and parts. There may be others that have had the "seed planted" in their minds that are just waiting for that vintage radio to catch their attention, and will join us in the future...I hope!
--Bob