[ARC5] Russian radio construction techniques

[robinson at tuberadio.com]

Hi Clare,

Some of the German WW2 radios were done this way.

Regards
Ray

On 2016-03-31 10:22, Clare Owens wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> A friend of mine who collects and restores USA and foreign radios
> just received a 1958 Russian receiver, model "Iskra 53" and has
> discovered that in his words, "rather than normal solder all of the
> component connections are made with brazed copper that must have been
> done with some sort of hand held copper wire feed arc welder!  In
> other words, it is impossible to unsolder any joints in the radio!"
> 
> Seems pretty odd.  Dave Stinson has suggested that maybe the
> Stalinists were running short of lead.  Or maybe the radios were meant
> to be unmodifiable by the common people.
> 
> Anybody else seen anything like this?  I can send pix to anyone who
> wants to see the radio's innards.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Clare
> 
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