19-12-2012, 11:57 PM
It was during 1990. I had a friend who had then recently started to run his own Antique and Collectables shop in Cheltenham: he dealt in all manner of things. When something electrical / electronic came his way, he always asked me to "have a look at it", with the general idea of getting it to work (if it didn't) and then electrically safety test it (and fix it) if it failed. That was the circumstance that led to the one red and the one green DAC90 coming into my hands: both needed a few repairs. As I recall, I did not detect any signs of 'paint': the Bakelite looked homogeneous in its colour.
Incidentally, I do believe that the 'white' ones were actually made in two shades of 'white': ivory and a relatively bright, pure white. I've seen & handled the 'pure white' one, but not so the other.
Al.
Incidentally, I do believe that the 'white' ones were actually made in two shades of 'white': ivory and a relatively bright, pure white. I've seen & handled the 'pure white' one, but not so the other.
Al.
