[Collins] refurbished s line

[Carey Lockhart]

hello all,

now that i have finished i ask this question. i traded for a s line  
that was not in very good shape. so i started the process of fixing  
them back up. there where many things i have done including

- removing mods and patches
- i repainted the cabinets with the paint from surplus sales of nebraska
- replaced the non collins feet with the feet from advanced optics  
limited
- also had 3 knobs that where not original, replaced them with the  
pointer knobs from           advanced optics limited
- touched up all the pointers on the knobs with bright white paint
- repainted the model numbers on both dial escushions
- re-caped the 75s-1 32s-1 and the 516f-2 with the kits that ke9pq  
offers on ebay
- replaced the rca jacks on the rear that had been replaced with  
wrong type picked up originals from surplus parts of nebraska
- changed the incandescent bulbs out to my white frosted LED bulbs  
that i offer on ebay.
- changed main pto knobs back to non spinner
- touched up alignment on both tx and rx.

still need to change the inlays, tx meter and all tubes. so after all  
of this my question is did i do to the value of my s line. the  
operational performance 100 % better than when i had received the  
gear. cosmetics is about 75% or more better. so i am wondering what  
sacrifice s did i make on the collector and resale value of my gear.   
i took my time and did everything neat as i could. all opinions and  
comments welcomed.

Carey Lockhart, KC5GTT
kc5gtt at gmail.com
www.kc5gtt.com



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