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Old 01-13-2015, 07:49 PM
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Absolutely on steel wool being banished from the electronics work area. Ditto keep it away from speakers: their magnets want to "wool gather."
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Old 01-13-2015, 08:06 PM
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I'd like to know what you used to get those capacitor components so sparkling clean? Have you by chance documented this complete AK 42 restoration process some place?
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Old 01-14-2015, 12:48 AM
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If those plates are aluminum like on the model 40 sets, then they tend to stay fairly shiny and clean on their own...I've worked on/with 3 model 40's, and opened the lids of a few more..
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Old 01-14-2015, 11:37 AM
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Interesting. The ones I find seem to have a dull gray patina on them, but I admit I haven't done a thing to this one besides vacuuming the dust off. Was just thinking...in another 10 years a lot of these late 20's sets will be 100 years old, true antiques.

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Gray Patina?

That looks like it spent its life in a coal-fired factory. Here's a photo showing the Model 42 tuner before it was cleaned.



I have an untouched AK Model 30 chassis sitting behind me, and the variable condensers look just as shiny as these.

I just posted an album of photos of the Model 42 restoration. You don't want to miss the definitive guide to restoration of Model 42 ball feet!

https://picasaweb.google.com/coldrb/...eat=directlink
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Excellent slide show of the restoration! Thanks for the info.
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Old 01-18-2015, 10:15 PM
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Winky, You have some amazing restoration skills there!
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