[Collins] refurbished s line

[cemilton at aol.com]

 GM Carey

Looks like you've zeroed in on the primary items for restoration.? Suggest you look at the CCA grading standards (on the CCA website) and rate the rigs BEFORE and AFTER.? This will give you a good idea of what many of us use to help determine value.? You might compare your initial purchase price with those being asked on the reflectors.? Both before and after photos would be good for comparisons.

I think it's obvious you've moved in a positive direction.

A good alignment is in order and, of course, the all important "on-air" evaluation.? Checking in with the other Collins guys on the CCA nets is a good place for this to happen.? Band conditions aside.

Best of luck with them.? 

73
Chuck
W4MIL

CCA # 458



 


 

-----Original Message-----
From: Carey Lockhart <kc5gtt at gmail.com>
To: Collins at mailman.qth.net
Sent: Sun, 14 Dec 2008 3:08 pm
Subject: [Collins] refurbished s line










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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