[Boatanchors] Drake 2B Receiver Saga

[W4AWM at aol.com]

This should be a good lesson for those into working with old gear.  Start 
off by cleaning all the contacts carefully. This includes switches, tube  
sockets, variable capacitor bearings and the like.  Be especially careful  with 
wafer switches so as not to saturate the wafers which can cause them to  
warp. There is going to be controversy here, but all electrolytic capacitors  
should be changed from the start. If they have not already failed, chances 
are  they will soon with possible catastrophic results. Paper caps should be  
replaced, too. As many restorers have found out, a little extra time spent 
on  the project before firing it up can make a big difference and save a lot 
of hair  pulling in the long run.
 
73,
 
John,  W4AWM