Fada 899
 

Im considering bidding on a fada 899. What kind of project will this make?

How about availability of parts?

This will be my first roundie project...
fada owners speak up :D

Thanks..
Steve

I'm pretty sure it's an an RCA 630 chassis so parts are easy.
It's a complex chassis though so it could be a project if a simple recap doesn't fix it.

The one on eBay does look like a 630 clone. This article will give you some idea what restoration might involve.

http://www.antiqueradio.org/RCA630TSTelevision.htm

If you don't pick it up, I strongly recommend shipping the CRT in a separate container, as explained in the article.

Phil's Old Radios
http://antiqueradio.org/index.html

No probs with shipping.. My sister lives near eugene and her roomate can dismantle it and ship it :D

Steve

Darn.... lost it at the last second... however, i would have paid $52 where as my competition paid $177 hehehehe