...OK...I've decide to start with Morgan Jones and go from there. Maybe build a simple amp like the S5 (get my 10yr. old daughter involved, that'll be fun.) The Philcos and other things will have to wait, I don't want to screw them up! Any suggestions for a Newbe, as to test equipment that is fundamental to the work bench? I have the tools for assembling circuits, but need things like a DMM or VTVM and possibly a variac?
I know that I need to bias my Lafayette, and need to check the DC offset on my Altec 714. Will I be able to buy one or two devices that I can use on all my old stuff as well as my SS stuff? After looking over the Philcos and Hallicrafters and Lafayette and searching for replacement caps at the values involved, I realize that rebuilding an old radio is, in some ways, more difficult than just building from scratch. Kind of like this 200 yr old house I've been working on for the past 20 yrs! Is this a good place to start?
