[TMC] TMC GPT-750 Cabinet Color??

triodes at optonline.net triodes at optonline.net
Tue Nov 10 20:23:52 EST 2009


Gentlemen,
 
I have a GPT-750 (URT-17 variant, actually) that I am completely restoring. The rig is in extremely good cosmetic condition, but the cabinet was repainted when the rig went through Navy depot-level service at some point in its lifetime. The color the cabinet was repainted is somewhat close to to the dial escutcheon color on my GPR-90, the GSB-1, and the SBE. However, color photos I have seen of various GPT-750s show a different darker color of blue, so I really don't know what the correct as-built color is supposed to be. Or is the correct cabinet color possibly supposed to be the same as the cabinet color for the GPR-90 or the GSB-1, etc.?
 
My questions are as follows; is the correct as-built cabinet color supposed to be identical to the color of the cabinets of the GPR-90 or the GSB-1? Or did TMC shoot the cabinet of the GPT-750 and their other large cabinets and equipment racks a different shade of blue? Additionally, is the texture of the painted surface supposed to be smooth, or is it a textured /crackle/wrinkle finish?
 
Any help here from GPT-750 owners familiar with this subject would be greatly appreciated!
 
Thanks & 73,
 
Bruce, W2XR


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