This set was bought in the flea market of the MAARC RadioFallFest of 2012. It is a Canadian Farm Set that works with a 1.4v or 2v A battery for the filament and two 45v B batteries, 90v for the plate. If using a 2v battery, a 2.2 ohm resistor must be used as well. Yet, the 1.4v battery does not need any resistor. Apparently, the cabinet was in a fair condition, only with lots of scratches on the white paint, missing both knobs, non original dial pointer, original back in place, and no cracks. Chassis was pretty clean and conserved, only with a layer of dust. All tubes tested good. Also the electrolytic cap and all resistors were within their original specification, and were not replaced. All other caps were replaced by stuffing new ones inside the case of the old ones. The radio worked as new, with a good and mellow sound.
For the cabinet, I used a white color automotive gloss enamel by rust-oleum. The dial pointer was reproduced by molding and casting, using as a model the one from my Northern Electric 5000. The products used were the Amazing Mold Rubber and Amazing Casting Resin all from Alumilite at http://www.alumilite.net . Take a look at the restoration process photos on the radio page by clicking here.
