26-10-2012, 09:04 AM
I absolutely agree with David and Al and usually just chop and change. In general I try to think what a professional would have done in the past; fix any out and out faults plus enough preventative maintenance so I'd feel happy to offer a guarantee.
I went down the restuff route this time as this set has a bit more historical interest than most I've done and there was also a bit of "Don't knock it 'til you've tried it" in my thinking. Besides it did seem a shame that something which had stood unmolested for the best part of seventy years (the smaller electrolytics are marked "May 45") to then have lumps chopped out willy and, indeed, nilly.
I'm not knocking those people who do go in for full nuts and bolts re-builds; in fact my respect and admiration for them has increased.
- Joe
I went down the restuff route this time as this set has a bit more historical interest than most I've done and there was also a bit of "Don't knock it 'til you've tried it" in my thinking. Besides it did seem a shame that something which had stood unmolested for the best part of seventy years (the smaller electrolytics are marked "May 45") to then have lumps chopped out willy and, indeed, nilly.
I'm not knocking those people who do go in for full nuts and bolts re-builds; in fact my respect and admiration for them has increased.
- Joe
