[Hallicrafters] Re: Restuffed Capacitors (condensers)

[Craig Roberts]

Peter May once said: "Is anyone thinking of marking these caps in some 
way so other techs would know they are restuffed? Maybe a brand or 
something?"

Good idea. Gary Brown's doing the restuffing. Maybe he could press a 
little "Genuine Gee Bee" brand into the wax -- then sell the condensors 
for $14.95 each.

And speaking of Gee Bees, Roy's note about antique airplane restoration 
practice is interesting.  I've helped in the restoration of two (a P-51 
Mustang and an F4U Corsair) but, since I was an apprentice restoration 
worker, I was relegated to paint stripping, rough sanding and sweeping 
up.  I didn't notice any squinty-eyed artists meticulously painting the 
undersides of screw heads, but it sounds like a task to which I might 
have graduated -- eventually.  There's an interesting presentation on 
aircraft restoration philosphy as practiced by The Smithsonian at 
http://crm.cr.nps.gov/archive/17-4/17-4-2.pdf . Some of these principles 
might apply to radio restoration work, too. (Frown when you say that).  
Although, I have a tough time believing that anyone will be doing second 
generation restorations of radios in fifty years' time.  Personally, I 
think all these old sets will end up in the same landfill as us fairly 
soon and analog broadcasting will be a quaint memory like landline 
telegraphy and spark gap transmission.

Meanwhile, I'll spend evenings listening to the clamoring for hi-fi AM 
"greatness" on 3885 KHz and the doomsday rants of Harold Camping "but 
thank you for calling and sharing" on all other frequencies.

73,

Craig
W3CRR