Greetings, I am a relative newcomer to boatanchor restoration. So far, the Drakes I have purchased have only required some basic switch cleaning and "detailing" to bring them back to their original glory.
I now have an R-4B that requires the installation of a recap kit from the Hayseed Hamfest. I am looking for some advice from the group on the techniques they have used to replace the 4 section can capacitor with the minimal amount of disturbance to the wiring in the radio. I see that 2 of the 4 mounting tabs are soldered to chassis, one of them is tucked under the audio output transformer. I also see that there is a fair amount of wiring that runs by this can. What should I do to make sure I don't booger up the adjacent wiring when unsoldering the can from the chassis? I assume you clip and re-strip the leads you remove from the tabs on the can, rather than trying to unsolder them? Should I unsolder and remove the audio output transformer? Also, are there any good web resources available that can educate me in some of the better techniques in component replacement used by the experts in boatanchor restoration? Thanks! de Bill, K9RZ _______________________________________________ Drakelist mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
