[R-390] First time R-390 Owner

[Adam Morehouse]

Hey guys,

Long time lurker here. You fellas helped me through my R-390A restoration
(which just got back from Bill Riches for his finishing touches). This
weekend I purchased an R-390, and another R-390A. Both them are are pretty
pristine - faces are great, extremely clean inside. The R390A has some
weirds to the IF deck and Audio deck, which I haven't figured out....the
R390 looks untouched.

I am not very smart with electronics - I'm a young man, and typically
restore old Philcos, Zeniths, etc as a hobby. Replacing caps and resistors
I can do. Everything else confuses me, but I am trying to learn, especially
since I've got a growing collection of communication receivers.

Supposedly, the R390 went to Rick Mish around 2004 - I think the owner
might be confused with the R-390A, as it's cleaner than new inside. The
R390 looks untouched. I am sad that there doesn't seem to be as many
articles, etc for the non-A...I do some original TM's on the way.

In order to test thing, what are the bare minimum caps/resistors to
replace? I haven't torn it down yet - I see a 10uF can behind the front
cover, and what looks like an oil filled cap near the P/S. Hopefully
nothing under the RF deck needs to be looked at, as that seems like a bear
compared to the R390A.


Thanks for any help, or advice. I really appreciate it!

Adam K2AAM