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Originally Posted by Richard_Newman
I'll just add my own views based on 40 years experience. Firstly flaking droppers. My Pilot Little Maestro has virtually no ceramic left on the dropper. It's been like that for as long as I remember and I've had the set since 1968. It is still working fine.
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There were some droppers that had exposed wire elements and no ceramic in them at all - my forgettory fails me here as to which ones.
I cannot understand why that would be a problem if the back cover was intact.
At the moment, most post-war radios are quite cheap in monetary terms. That might not be so always.
Depending on public whim, even a lowly 4-valve B9A U-series job might become valuable, and we'll regret the shortcuts and bodges (or some of the "safety" modifications) that were done.
I am not saying that the end product should not be safe; but please respect originality and the fact that it was probably designed by a respected and well-paid team; we should think twice about adopting a "we know better" stance.