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Well, we’ve finally come around to the final wrap-up on the Zenith Porthole “Aldrich” sent in by Richard G. from New Zealand. If you haven’t already, I hope you’ll also enjoy the first and second parts: Part 1 Part 2 We received the cabinet back from Lance over at Nook n Cranny Refinishing much faster
Just posting a quick update on the status of Rich from New Zealand’s Zenith Porthole restoration. Power supply block has been cleaned up and rebuilt. All capacitors replaced, both of the corroded high wattage sand covered resistors in the audio section and one small charred 1/2 watt resistor. The main chassis is undergoing complete rebuild.
Rich from New Zealand sent in this beautiful ’51 Zenith Porthole for restoration. Aesthetically gorgeous, and very complete. This model is known as the Aldrich. Upon removing the back cover, first thing that I saw was a brightener attached to the CRT which is usually an ill omen. I hooked up the Beltron to check
