[Milsurplus] SP-600 Problem Child

[Ken Kinderman]

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Problem child... I bought this last month and it arrived in the condition
shown. Seller refuses to take responsibility for poor packing, blames UPS.
Thrown unprotected into a box with random loose fill, a surefire recipe for
disaster.

Damage seems limited to the left rear corner, and some looseness in the
idler that bears on the tuning knob flywheel, which can be adjusted.

Seller described it as in good operating condition, and I was hoping for
plug-and-play, but I have not applied power. Top of chassis cosmetics:
fair. Under the chassis: very clean. Some abrasions on the front panel...
not bad. Also undisclosed by the seller: the radio sat in the vicinity of
somebody with a can of white spray paint, so evidence of very slight fog on
the dial escutcheons, not visible in seller's photos.

The good news... the chassis is aluminum not steel, so amenable to coaxing
it back into shape. Problem is, I am 82 and I need to pick my restoration
projects. The most I was willing to do on this was to replace the
guaranteed-to-fail bumblebee caps, and repaint the front panel, but I'm not
gonna wrestle the sheet metal back into shape. Hi res photos from all
angles available.

I'll take a big loss on this, but I need to recover something. I'll sell it
for $250 plus shipping, and I'll include a handful of new .05's to replace
the bumblebees. Shipping could exceed $100, but I will pay for materials to
pack it safely this time. Or pick up... I am in New York, 10 miles north of
the George Washington Bridge.

If no takers, I will cannibalize it for the major parts... tuning train,
band-change assy, transformers.

if no takers for the cannibalized parts, it all goes to landfill.

Thanks,



Ken

W2EWL
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