Every time I visit Vancouver it's worth the time to take a bus or SkyTrain to the Downtown East Side just to walk between Main and Carrall Street and see what the homeless have pulled out of the trash and are trying to make a bit of money on (IMHO, it's a bit of a grey area in ethics because you have no idea where it really came from, or where the money goes...).
Anyways, buddy had this little thing and a Remington shaver. I paid $15 and a bucket of ice cream for it and was told "It works beautifully!" PFft. Yeah, I'm sure it's seen a bench in the last decade.
Amazingly he was right. I (carelessly) plugged it in and turned it on and we got all the tubes glowing, we got a buzz from the speaker and even without an antenna attached we pulled in a strong AM signal. After the initial check I pulled the chassis out and sure enough it was still running on all its original wax paper capacitors. Those will need replacement but otherwise once cleaned up it will be a great set to have in the spare bedroom.
10-19-2014, 11:37 AM
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