[Boatanchors] Landed on my doorstep

GBrown gkbrown at gwi.net
Fri Mar 18 07:46:59 EST 2005


> Well, a van backed up to my shop, opened the door and unloaded a
SP-600JX-1
> with all sorts of manuals. I would give this receiver a 6 on the 10 scale.
> No cabinet, all the rite knobs and not rusted. It has been setting in this
> guys basement, in a rack, since 1956. Yes, 49 years. WOW, that's a long
> time. I can see no mods or cap changes. It looks like a good, next winter
> project. I will not plug it in or try to fire it up. As a kid, I remember
> using one of these at the "MARS" station, near my house. I thought these
> were the cats meow, compared to the Lafayette KT-200 I was using. NOW,
> should I pursue the restoration on this fine piece of history? Is the
> performance as good as I remember, when I was a kid. The manuals I got
with
> it, include, servicing, preventative maintenance, trouble shooting,
> etc...etc...along with a bunch of foldouts with point to point wiring and
> component ID. There is also a manual with a complete section by section of
> mechanical exploded views and parts identifications. Looks like I have all
> the info I need to do a restoration. What's ur thoughts?
> Regards,
> Gary...WZ1M
>




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