The seller did a good packing job. No damage.:thmbsp:
The faceplate edges have a couple of very small scratches and few nicks. The front of the face is clean. All four corners are sharp, and the lettering is perfect. The case is dent free with only a few light scratches on the paint near the rear on one side, none through the paint.
Using natural bristle brushes and some compressed air, I dusted out the interior. There was a light coating of dust. The most dust was around the volume control shaft, which the seller said had "shorted".
I cleaned the faceplate and knobs and then gave all of the push-buttons and pots a nice bath with De-Oxit.
After cleaning, I powered her up and the relay clicked in about a second. Good sign. I then checked the offset on both sets of speaker outs. The results were basically the same on both sets. R -05.8 mV, L -00.2 mV. I then adjusted the offset to R 00.2 mV , L 00.2 mV.
Replaced the case. and she's now in the rack. All of the controls are smooth and static free, including the "shorted" volume control.
It sounds very good. I am currently running it with the tone controls bypassed through my modded set of Dynaco A-25s. I hear no distortion or hiss. Great bass and the typical smooth top, with power to spare.
The only issues are one blown meter lamp, one blown dial lamp, and some paint on the power cord.:thmbsp:
I got lucky.
A few pics:
The faceplate edges have a couple of very small scratches and few nicks. The front of the face is clean. All four corners are sharp, and the lettering is perfect. The case is dent free with only a few light scratches on the paint near the rear on one side, none through the paint.
Using natural bristle brushes and some compressed air, I dusted out the interior. There was a light coating of dust. The most dust was around the volume control shaft, which the seller said had "shorted".
I cleaned the faceplate and knobs and then gave all of the push-buttons and pots a nice bath with De-Oxit.
After cleaning, I powered her up and the relay clicked in about a second. Good sign. I then checked the offset on both sets of speaker outs. The results were basically the same on both sets. R -05.8 mV, L -00.2 mV. I then adjusted the offset to R 00.2 mV , L 00.2 mV.
Replaced the case. and she's now in the rack. All of the controls are smooth and static free, including the "shorted" volume control.
It sounds very good. I am currently running it with the tone controls bypassed through my modded set of Dynaco A-25s. I hear no distortion or hiss. Great bass and the typical smooth top, with power to spare.
The only issues are one blown meter lamp, one blown dial lamp, and some paint on the power cord.:thmbsp:
I got lucky.
A few pics: