Matt was good enough to talk me thru my first Magnavox electronic restoration years ago. I would like to pass on some of what he taught me. Hopefully, it will be of help to the OP. While it is not a world record, I have currently gone thru five Magnavox instruments, up to and including my Concert Gr...

"Modern electronics today are required to pass various codes for safety." Perhaps. We are not talking about "modern" electronics. We are talking about 60+ year old electronics. What if I own a Model A Ford and you change the oil in it. I drive down the road and smash into a tree,...

The transformer will more likely fail due to a defect in the transformer, than because it was not protected by a fuse. Fuses may protect the surroundings, however. Capacitors should be changed to restore factory performance, not to protect transformers. I have only seen three SHORTED electrolytic po...