25-05-2016, 10:01 AM
Everyone to their own ideas. I agree for long term use, bringing a set up to date with new improved parts is a grand idea. But it removes all originality and where do you draw the line? Its the road sweepers broom again. There is also a cost implication, I get through a ridiculous amount of parts in a year and even with circumspect buying on ebay from the Far East its expensive.
I like to look at a rare old set after repair and be unable to tell it has been touched. Or if its a common set, be able to see a neat and tidy repair.
I did say that this one was a fast fix exercise, it took less than an hour from start to finish. The three replacement capacitors are obviously new parts, and the one 5W resistor was a reclaimed part, but all fitted as the originals were.
To get back on topic, the thread seems to have been hijacked into a discussion on preferences, has anyone had a similar experience where the HT voltage decreased with less output, or indeed any explanation of why this could occur?
I like to look at a rare old set after repair and be unable to tell it has been touched. Or if its a common set, be able to see a neat and tidy repair.
I did say that this one was a fast fix exercise, it took less than an hour from start to finish. The three replacement capacitors are obviously new parts, and the one 5W resistor was a reclaimed part, but all fitted as the originals were.
To get back on topic, the thread seems to have been hijacked into a discussion on preferences, has anyone had a similar experience where the HT voltage decreased with less output, or indeed any explanation of why this could occur?
Boater Sam.
