sweetbeats
Reel deep thoughts...
Well friends, whilst I wallow in indecision about what caps to purchase to recap the PSU in my invalid 58, I itched to do something, so I dove in and started refurbing the 48-OB that I got with my 58-OB a couple years ago...I figure with my skills at second-guessing myself with caps the 48 will be up and running before the 58...
Anyway, it is a very clean and straight low-hours 48...solenoid cushions are goo so I got two of the three solenoids cleaned up and cushions replaced last night. This 48 will also need a reel motor as I robbed one out of it for my 58 before I had a parts 48...and I can't recall from where but somehow I have two other reel motors as well now so I should be able to find a good one in there.
Overall I'm hoping the refurb process will go much faster with the 48 than it has gone with the 58 since the 58 has had to wait for all the learning and acquisition/fabrication of all the right tools to do the job, but now armed with said gear and some knowledge it should be much easier.
I know the 48 has also got a channel card that is not passing audio, but I have yet to see if it just needs to be reseated, and if it is more than that I do have the parts deck.
Here is a shot of the heads:
Of course it needs some cleaning up...
So next I'll get that third solenoid cleaned up, get a reel motor put togother and installed, clean it up and start checking/adjusting systems.
Here is a shot of the 58 and the 48 together right before I went to pick them up...
Anyway, it is a very clean and straight low-hours 48...solenoid cushions are goo so I got two of the three solenoids cleaned up and cushions replaced last night. This 48 will also need a reel motor as I robbed one out of it for my 58 before I had a parts 48...and I can't recall from where but somehow I have two other reel motors as well now so I should be able to find a good one in there.
Overall I'm hoping the refurb process will go much faster with the 48 than it has gone with the 58 since the 58 has had to wait for all the learning and acquisition/fabrication of all the right tools to do the job, but now armed with said gear and some knowledge it should be much easier.
I know the 48 has also got a channel card that is not passing audio, but I have yet to see if it just needs to be reseated, and if it is more than that I do have the parts deck.
Here is a shot of the heads:
Of course it needs some cleaning up...
So next I'll get that third solenoid cleaned up, get a reel motor put togother and installed, clean it up and start checking/adjusting systems.
Here is a shot of the 58 and the 48 together right before I went to pick them up...
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