11-07-2013, 01:17 PM
(11-07-2013, 08:16 AM)Yorkie Wrote: The set is typical or it’s era – ‘beauty is in the eye of the beholder’ but as with so many sets of the post-war austerity years during which I grew up, (EG, 'D**9*A) I find it sombre, cheerless and bland. Such sets remind me too much of cod liver oil, Virol, MoF concentrated orange juice, dried egg powder, ration books and bombsites. But that’s just me I guess - a sign of my advancing years!
David - you are not alone with that! The products that you list, et al, have brought back many memories!
Al.
(11-07-2013, 08:16 AM)Yorkie Wrote: . . . . but as with so many such sets, the layout is untidy and looks 'home-brew', rather than off a mass-production assembly line.
Indeed it does. I would be sorely tempted to remove every fixed C, R and tag-strip and then re-build and re-wire it in a tidy fashion, but retaining the original components where possible.
I was surprised to see that the 'drop-through' transformer is actually fitted as a 'push up'.
. I don't think I've seen that done before, but then repairing / renovating domestic radios isn't one of my main lines of interest.Al.
