[Milsurplus] NOS In Box TCS Receiver- Very Cool!

[John Hutchins]

That is known as seasoning!
Hutch

On 7/25/2011 7:55 PM, J. Forster wrote:
> It could have spent a decade or so in a pile in the direct AZ or TX sun. A
> bake at 150F or mote.
>
> Best,
>
> -John
>
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>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From:<WA5CAB at cs.com>
>>
>>> I'll add that if I needed any more TCS receivers, I wouldn't pay
>>> much over
>>> $50 for one in an unopened crate.  I have opened too many crates or
>>> sealed
>>> boxes only to find the contents in very poor condition.
>> I've had a similar experience.  Many years ago, I bought an estate
>> that had
>> several BC-211s in sealed cartons, including the "air-tight bag" (the
>> kind
>> with the red foil on the inside of rubberized canvas).  I can't
>> remember
>>   if I sold two or three of them.  One of the fellows was excited
>> about being the first to open the box and I heard back from him
>> when he did.  It seems many years in storage which was not
>> climate-controlled had taken their toll.  The paint and plates were
>> great,
>> but plastic parts were discolored and warped.  The plastic had
>> "outgassed"
>> and caused problems with surfaces.  Controls were frozen solid.
>> He wouldn't take a full refund but we worked out compensation.
>> I don't know if he ever got it recovered.  I had one unopened
>> remaining and,
>> when I opened it, I found the same problems.  It's still out in the
>> shed somewhere.
>> I never heard from  the others so I hope they had better luck.
>> We were both disappointed in our "new in crate" freq meter.
>>
>> 73 Dave S.
>>
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