Yipee! Great going! Look forward to seeing the video.

I've wondered on some of these sets if the reason a bunch of components are bad is because of some kind of power surge or jolt to the system in the past? Something like lighting coming in the ac line or antenna lead. Maybe even running long time on low voltage or other abuses?

Perhaps that doesn't explain it as much as plain old age and normal wear and tear. And, maybe that couldn't affect these mica caps. But, I see some people's restorations with a bunch of normally good components that have gone bad and think they all got zapped by something instead of just coincidence.

Just wondering out loud here (or through a keyboard).