[R-390] replacing components

[Mike Andrews W5EGO]

On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 01:53:12PM -0500, Tim  Shoppa wrote:
> W5EGO writes:
> > Mr. Horse is a grease spot now, anyway. Can we go back to talking about
> > ukkumpucky and Sherwood SE-3s again? Please? 
> 
> Actually, on the subject of ukkumpucky, I have restuffed electrolytic cans
> in the past.
> 
> It was kinda fun to do, mechical-wise, but got old pretty quick.
> 
> My attitude today is more along the lines of just sticking
> modern electrolytics under the chassis and leaving the cans intact.
> Or on a 390A, just getting an octal plug and putting some lytics
> on it.
> 
> I do have to admit that while I still listen to my 390A's regularly
> in the basement, I have acquired a taste for loctal-tubed Zenith
> Transoceanics, mostly because I'm actually allowed
> to put one in the kitchen! Getting a 390A in the kitchen, with
> a nice 10" or 12" speaker, that would be SWEET. Maybe time
> to convince my wife that it's time for a kitchen remodeling,
> and oh, BTW, that cabinet is going to be 19" wide?

With cooling fans, since it would be enclosed. And rack slides with 
+/- 90° tilt. 

Sure; it shouldn't be hard to talk her into that. 

Wow! I've never seen pigs do formation aerobatics before!

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Mike Andrews, W5EGO
mikea at mikea.ath.cx
Tired old sysadmin