Buglegirl gave me a TA-260 last year from her "CRAPSTACK" (her words not mine!) Missing the Dial Glass and Dirty as get out. She was digging thru the stack couple months ago and found what we both though was another TA-260 (the 260 uses P.P. 7355's). It had a cabinet with it so I didn't think anything of it. The front looked the same so I figured I'd use the Dial Glass and possibly the Front panel. Turns out that the front panels, even tho all the holes match up, are labeled completely different. So no help there. But I think I might be able to get RADIODAZE to fabricate another Dial-Glass for me for the 230, eventually.
So today I get started on the 2nd unit. Pull it out of it's case. What!?!?! Wait a Minute.....7408's as output's? WTF????? Look on the Faceplate....No Model. But on the back of the Chassis it says TA-230. So I cleaned up both chassis, and moved the dial glass to the TA-260, plus some missing tubes. The cabinet got sanded, tack cloth-ed and a coat of HOWARD's Restore a Finish.
This one will get worked on as I have time and resources. But it's a Start.
TA-260 After Cleanup.
TA-230 chassis after cleanup. I used Scrubbing bubbles Bathroom cleaner, a 2" chip brush and rinsed with CRC QD Non Residue contact cleaner. The 260's chassis looks the same except for the larger opt's. The TA-260 also has soldered Tuner cap shield covers.
So today I get started on the 2nd unit. Pull it out of it's case. What!?!?! Wait a Minute.....7408's as output's? WTF????? Look on the Faceplate....No Model. But on the back of the Chassis it says TA-230. So I cleaned up both chassis, and moved the dial glass to the TA-260, plus some missing tubes. The cabinet got sanded, tack cloth-ed and a coat of HOWARD's Restore a Finish.
This one will get worked on as I have time and resources. But it's a Start.
TA-260 After Cleanup.
TA-230 chassis after cleanup. I used Scrubbing bubbles Bathroom cleaner, a 2" chip brush and rinsed with CRC QD Non Residue contact cleaner. The 260's chassis looks the same except for the larger opt's. The TA-260 also has soldered Tuner cap shield covers.