[Boatanchors] And Now for Something Competely Different: Zenith

[Joe Connor]

Here's the place that makes dial covers but I didn't see one listed for this particular set. However, it may be possible for them to make one if you send them the dimensions:

http://jmpalm.home.mindspring.com/


This fellow sells a kit to roll your own:

http://dialcover.com/dialcovers.html



                                            Joe Connor

>________________________________
> From: "Charlie , W5COV" <cvest at cox.net>
>To: David Stinson <arc5 at ix.netcom.com>; boatanchors at theporch.com; boatanchors at mailman.qth.net 
>Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2013 12:52 PM
>Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] And Now for Something Competely Different: Zenith
> 
>Hi Dave ,
>
>Looks nice . Love keeping an old jewel around if I take a notion to listen to the local AM station .
>
>There is indeed a place that makes dials . I am sure some of the fellows on here can give you their name . They have a web page .
>
>I used them a few years back and can't recall the name of the company .Maybe I have it here in some of my supplier notes buried in them .
>
>Charlie , W5COV
>
>
>> Just for fun, I electrically restored a cool Zenith 4B639 6-volt farm radio.  Left all the "Zenith-" branded caps inside because they were neat. Just clipped one end and
>> subbed a modern around them.  Had to rebuild one IF can
>> and replace a bad 1N5 IF tube.  Very sensitive and has
>> a really nice sound.  This was back when the Quality was still going in before the name, etc.  ;-)
>> One big challenge with this set- it came with the box, although it's in crumbles and fragments.
>> That red box with it's original "Zenith" packing tape
>> is worth trying to recover, I think.
>> 
>> Anyways- the one thing unrecoverable is, of course,
>> the shriveled remains of the clear dial cover.
>> It was 5.5 inches by 4.5 inches.:
>> http://home.netcom.com/~arc5/Zenith4B639.jpg
>> 
>> I once heard that someone was making replacements.
>> 
>> Anyone?
>> 
>> 73 Dave AB5S
>> 
>> p.s.  At the bottom on the side:  that printed pattern on the laminate is flaking.  Is there some sort of coating I can use
>> to prevent it getting any worse?
>> 
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