Dean - You have done an awesome restoration on your 2B; super congratulations on what you have done.? The front panel looks just like Drake made it.....minus the original knobs....however, yours looks terrific.? I have a 2B, original...yours look 'almost' better than mine.? Well done sir!?? 73, Larry KC8JX
On Tuesday, February 20, 2024 at 09:35:49 AM EST, K5DH via groups.io <mustang_maniac@...> wrote:
I bought a restorable 2B with 2AC off Craigslist last year from a fellow ham in Florida for $50 plus shipping.? It did not require any unusual work to get it going.? I replaced a couple of weak tubes, replaced all of the electrolytic caps, touched up the alignment, replaced the missing 100 KHz calibrator crystal, and installed a 3-wire line cord for safety.? That was all it took to make it work right.? While I had it on the bench, I removed the front panel, cleaned it with soap and water, then used a mild automotive polishing compound to remove paint oxidation and bring up the shine.? I have since added crystals for 30 meters and the "A" segment of 10 meters using the little HC-49 crystals installed in HC-6 holders.? When I received the 2B the only original Drake knob it had was the FREQUENCY knob.? The rest were old generic knobs out of someone's junkbox.? I installed a matching set of modern aluminum knobs purchased off eBay.? They don't look "right" but they don't look bad, and they'll do until I can find the correct knobs.?
