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CharliePhono wrote:Here is a .gif of the underside of the chassis showing the unique configuration of the tuning condensors.

I saw a restoration series on You-tube, and the chap had the tuner chassis upside down on the bench and was working the tuning slide - that design just blows my little mind !

barnettrp21122 wrote:I'm glad the story had a happy ending!
You're lucky to know enough about electronics to be able to test it in the shop, along with having a cooperative clerk letting you do it.
Good luck with your restoration!
Bob

I was fortunate that the clerk recognized me from my monthly visits, and that he was okay with my powering the unit up.

Having read / heard about the possibility of a shorted power transformer, I would have been reluctant to buy w/o knowing its status.


Now to make some room for it. Somewhere ...

Take some pics of it too. I always liked the cabinet on those machines! Good luck with the restoration. Marc.

CharliePhono wrote:Here is a .gif of the underside of the chassis showing the unique configuration of the tuning condensors.

I LOVE this gif!!

Jim

I just found a Victor Electoral RE 45 in my uncles basement. It was a jewel of a find. The one I found does not have legs and I'm wondering if anyone can tell me if this model came without legs.

These are wonderful machines. I have a smaller version without the phono. Mine operates perfectly on its original filter caps. They are made that well. They do suffer from open coils in the RF section but, they are easily repaired as they usually open up right where they are connected to the primary of the coil. A quick check of voltages will tell the tale.

Congrats! These are nice machines. I picked one up at an antique store back in the 1990's with a sign that said it works. I took it home, powered it on and and it smelled like burnt rubber. My grandfather came over (he was a Radio / TV / Phono tech in the 1950's and 60's), He told me that the transformer was the problem. I contacted one of the repair shops in Antique Radio Classified, and the tech told me it would be $ 350.00 for a transformer.

So, I took the beauty back to the antique store, and after begging the seller to return the money because of the "working sign", I got my money back.

I never realized that just one part could be so expensive.

These typically do not need much to return to operation. They were good performers
back in the day and a lot have survived. Same electronics were also used in the R-32,
R-52 and RE-75.