I think I want to keep it, it looks nice in my living room and my wife can put up with its presence (when its turned off). I also like that sense of accomplishment that I fixed something, that I turned next to worthless junk into something thats worth more than it was, provided I didnt have to put much money into it.
I cant replace the caps this weekend, the caps I have are only rated to 100v, i need 230v for this, not to mention they are from the 1970s, likely same deal.
I have some more paper caps, look very much like whats inside it, I think 70s also but, knowing what I know now they're no good.
I have a handful of electrolytic caps I salvaged from an old copier that was dumped in the woods at a cellsite I was working at, rated at 300v I think, I am hoping I have the right ones for the power supply, I suspect that will make alot of difference.
I learned something else, firsthand, that old caps have a way of somewhat healing themselves. The tubes are not glowing red, its not smoking so I didnt see much harm in leaving it on. After leaving it on most of the day now I have 3 out of 4 bands working, with one of the bands working very well. Even the BFO is trying to work tonight, with audio barely coming in, compared to just a loud hum that didnt change with tuning different frequencies or volume levels.
