Restoring my Telefunken Opus 7 - some pointers welcome

[Josef]

Hello!

Originally Posted by radix39

Alright, I took some time today to finally
...I also came across a large black can. I assumed that it was the filter capacitor, but after undoing the hinges so I could turn it around and read the specs, it seems to be something else - a rectifier?
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Yes, you are right-this is a rectifier. I'm going to translate the words printed on the can:
Gleichrichter> rectifier
Blau> blue
Rot> red
In this radio it is also not usefull to replace all the caps. The smaller valued silver coloured caps are usually very reliable. Only replace the black caps.
The EL 84 is a very common and extremely reliable tube. It is used in my daily player and it works well since decades
Greetings Josef