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12-01-2015, 10:15 AM
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There is no back to that cage, it's just a "canopy"
 The screw holes that you see actually attach the fiberboard back to the set.
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12-01-2015, 10:21 AM
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Ok gotcha, thanks!
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12-01-2015, 10:23 AM
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BTW, I have a nearly complete parts chassis for this set if there's anything you need. I just got done restoring one myself a couple months ago. One of the nicest 40s sets to work on.
After that, I knocked off an 835, and I have an 830 and an 801 here waiting for me to get an Admiral 20X11 off the bench
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12-01-2015, 02:36 PM
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Oh great! It's actually got the wrong speaker with it. When I got it, it had a rectangular speaker instead of the 4" square one it's supposed to have.
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12-02-2015, 06:14 AM
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Unfortunately I just have the chassis. Send a PM to Ray Sieracki, he got the cabinet which has the speaker. I know he'll end up having one extra
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12-02-2015, 09:52 AM
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I didn't see his name in the members list...
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12-02-2015, 09:54 AM
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Ok, I checked all of the tubes and they were actually all good. Next I replaced about 6-8 paper caps that I had replacements on hand and a few electrolytics. I slowly brought it up on a variac and was rewarded with a raster. It lacks in vertical, but I've still got 6 more electrolytics and 25 or so paper caps to replace.
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12-03-2015, 02:07 PM
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Got the brass all polished up and lacquered. Now it's time to make a cap list.
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12-03-2015, 02:10 PM
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Gotta admit, I'm a little lost on why you guys power up sets of the '40s at all without replacing caps first. A lot of damage can be done by shorted caps.
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12-03-2015, 02:53 PM
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I was curious if the flyback was functional. It wasn't on more than 30 seconds.
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12-03-2015, 03:21 PM
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That is all our fears. Recapping a set only to find a bad flyback.
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12-03-2015, 04:17 PM
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I've yet to find a bad flyback and I've worked on a lot of sets. I have a spare for this 810 if you end up needing one.
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12-03-2015, 05:04 PM
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I always try to do a slow power up before starting on a set, it can help a lot to know where you are before you start, then when (not if) things go wrong you have some idea if you caused the problem or if it existed before.
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12-03-2015, 06:16 PM
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I think it's probably an instinctive desire, that some of us prefer to trouble shoot the circuitry, vs taking a shotgun approach to the finish line. I know for myself, I've often lost interest soon after the set becomes reliable in operational, and there goes any hope of completing the cosmetic aspect of a restoration. Dare I suggest that I've parted out sets that I repaired only a few years earlier.  (nothing historically valuable of course) And I'm not implying any of the above in a derogatory way, I'm simply suggesting that we're not all wired to our hobby by the same intentions. Might I add that this is why so many find it sad that our nation is moving more and more away from a service economy. There just aren't too many creative employment opportunities left for those who enjoy troubleshooting electronic and mechanical devices.
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