[ARC5] Clarification -T22 Request for Conversion Info

[J. Forster]

AMEM !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well put. My feelings exactly. He should watch the 'Antiques Roadshow' to se
what a refinish does to the value of an old table. OTOH it's HIS radio.

> IMHO, doing ANYTHING to an unmodified relic like any WWII-era radio gear
> instantly transforms it from a historical artifact that is becoming
> increasingly scarce into just another 50 cent ham-hacked hamfest flea-market
> piece of junk.  This includes recapping or otherwise altering the original
> configuration in any way, even if it is so-called "reversible."

I believe that caps can be reformed if the appropriate voltage is applied
carefully. Leakage in non-electrolytics may well be moisture related and warming
or applying voltage might help with that. If all else failes, replacing the caps
with one from a butchered unit is marginally acceptable, since it was originally
also done in service depots.

Flame away,
-John