[ARC5] Advice requested.

[Kenneth G. Gordon]

OK.

I was going through my stash of "ARC-5" receivers today and found a BC-946B which looks 
like it is a fairly decent candidate for restoration for the following reasons:

1) Miracle of miracles, it still has its original BFO transformer and audio transformer.(!)

2) The outer case is in decent condition, with only a couple of added holes near the back of 
one side.

3) The front panel and top are in decent condtion.

However, there have been the usual ham mods done to the box in front, an AC supply has 
been mounted on a plate over the dynamotor shock-mounts, and the  dynamotor connector 
has been removed, as has the power connector on the rear panel. The power connector has 
been replaced by a small plate with a fuse holder and a grommet for the AC cord mounted in 
its place.

The triple 0.22 MFD cap and the hash choke have been removed and an electrolytic 
capacitor has been mounted there on a home-made bracket for the AC power supply filter.

Some of the can-type caps have been replaced with those purple caps that looks somewhat 
like orange drops, and a couple of other reversible mods have been done to the electronics, 
among which is a crystal-controlled mod of the BFO with a 239 Khz crystal mounted. I have 
documentation of the mods, and all could be easily reversed.

My question is, "Is this worth restoring to sell, to keep, or should I just sell it, or keep it as is?"

Opinions, comments, curses, suggestions?

Ken W7EKB