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Welsh Anorak · 3rd Sep 2007, 12:51 pm

Hi
I think we've reached a consensus - we need to use educated common sense. We can argue the niceties of switching, fuse placement and capacitive droppers - we all have opinions on these - but in the end no-one on this forum is suggesting anything that might render a set, in their well-informed opinion, unsafe. If anything, a set restored by one of us will be better, safety-wise, than it was when it left the factory.

I think a good point has been made above - we cannot just assume an item will always be used by the same person (even one of us!). I think we need to allow that anything we repair or restore might one day end up in a 'normal' house. For that reason we need to make sure all our work is to a satisfactory standard. As I type this, I'm thinking of a working radio at home with a slightly damaged back cover...must put that on the 'to do' list!
Glyn

3rd Sep 2007, 12:51 pm	#80
Welsh Anorak Dekatron Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: North Wales, UK. Posts: 6,928	Re: Vintage radio safety Hi I think we've reached a consensus - we need to use educated common sense. We can argue the niceties of switching, fuse placement and capacitive droppers - we all have opinions on these - but in the end no-one on this forum is suggesting anything that might render a set, in their well-informed opinion, unsafe. If anything, a set restored by one of us will be better, safety-wise, than it was when it left the factory. I think a good point has been made above - we cannot just assume an item will always be used by the same person (even one of us!). I think we need to allow that anything we repair or restore might one day end up in a 'normal' house. For that reason we need to make sure all our work is to a satisfactory standard. As I type this, I'm thinking of a working radio at home with a slightly damaged back cover...must put that on the 'to do' list! Glyn