15 Nov
2008
15 Nov
'08
7:24 a.m.
Quoth Folderol at 2008-11-15 21:49...
Fascinating bit of kit. I'd be inclined to try to
keep it as complete
and original as possible. I doubt you'd have a problem with the
capacitor. I know someone with a WW2 communications set that still has
almost all it's 'dry' caps, and only half the electrolytics have been
changed.
I have to confess, I do feel an urge to restore it.
I will certainly do preliminary tests (once I've got the thing spinning)
with and LED and a phototransistor, just to see what it sounds like, but
getting a proper setup with the lamp and selenium cell seems like the
Right Thing To Do.
Cheers
M
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