[R-390] It followed me home

[Barry]

Hi Bruce,

Thanks for the info.  I'm not sure if I'll paint this one myself of leave it 
to the next guy, but I do enjoy restoring things.  I'd thought about taking 
it to a place that knows how to paint aluminum, but I can do a pretty nice 
job with a spray can myself if it's really nice paint.

Not sure how to go about getting paint from Spectrum Coatings.  I assume a 
dealer would have to order it?

Cool on the serial number 1.  This cabinet doesn't have a serial number tag 
nor holes for mounting one.  I guess Taffet wasn't required to supply them. 
It does have the CY-979A/URR and Taffet Electronics Inc. nicely 
silk-screened (or otherwise painted) on the floor of the cabinet and if I 
restore it, I'm not going to bother with the inside as I don't want to lose 
that.

Thanks again,
Barry
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: triodes at optonline.net
  To: n4buq at knology.net
  Cc: r-390 at mailman.qth.net
  Sent: Monday, August 18, 2008 6:04 PM
  Subject: Re: [R-390] It followed me home


  Hi Barry,

  The CY-979A/URR was made by several different contractors. Taffett  was 
one of them, along with the following others that I have seen:

  Avco, Division of Crosley Mfg.

  Radio City Manufacturing

  There were several other contractors, but I cannot seem to recall them at 
this time.

  I have both Avco and Radio City cabinets. I think the build quality of the 
Avco unit is better than the Radio City Unit. Of possible interest, the Avco 
CY-979A/URR that I have is serial number one. I often wonder if this was the 
very first CY-979A/URR to roll off the assembly line for an early run of the 
R-390 receivers, but I think the correct answer is long lost to history.

  A quality restoration of these cabinets is quite easy. Have the cabinet 
and the mounting rails/sleds glassbeaded at low pressure with a fine grade 
abrasive, so as to avoide damaging or distorting the wire mesh shielding. 
Before glassbeading, neatly mask the  nickel-plated rails the receiver rests 
on within the cabinet with several layers of masking tape, so the 
glassbeading will not ruin the shiny finish of the plating. Feather sand out 
any imperfections in the cabinet surface with a fine grade of sandpaper. 
Remove the masking tape and polish the nickel-plated rails to a high gloss 
with very fine steel wool. Be sure to also carefully mask before painting, 
the nickel-plated rails as well as the attachment points for the two spring 
grounding clips mounted on the top inner surface of the cabinet.

  For paint, I used an oven-dry enamel that matches the FED-STD-595 color 
code these units (and the front panel of the R-390/390A receivers) were 
originally painted with; the color code is 26152, light gray semi-gloss. 
This material is available from Spectrum Coatings of Providence, RI.

  Good luck with your CY-979A/URR!

  73,

  Bruce, W2XR

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Barry
  Date: Monday, August 18, 2008 2:24 pm
  Subject: Re: [R-390] It followed me home
  To: r-390 at mailman.qth.net

  > > Sometimes it pays to look under the tables at a hamfest. A CY-979A
  > > followed me home from the Huntsville Hamfest today. Looks
  > really nifty with my
  > > R390A (what there is of it) inside it. It has a few
  > scratches, and one of the
  > > skids is slightly bent (an easy fix), but overall, a nice cabinet.
  > >
  > > Barry - N4BUQ
  >
  > Just wondering if anyone knows anything about the manufacturer
  > of this case - Taffet Electronics, Inc. A web search doesn't
  > turn up much, especially not for a CY-979A/URR.
  >
  > Barry - N4BUQ
  >
  > _____________________________________________________________
  > R-390 mailing list
  > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/r-390
  > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/faq.htm
  > Post: mailto:R-390 at mailman.qth.net
  > Unsubscribe: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/options/r-390
  >