I really like my original Falcon radio made by Motorola with the mechanical push buttons.
Has anyone ever attempted to restore their AM radio?
Mine sort of "works" but I can tell it's not all like it was. I did a little research over the weekend. I can send it out for $200 bucks (how often do I hear that...) For example: http://www.joesclassiccarradio.com/Resto.html
They basically clean it, replace all the capacitors, check the tubes, lube the tuner, and fix anything else that needs to be fixed. It seems capacitors are typically what goes bad over time. Replacing them doesn't seem too difficult.
There are also videos on youtube- one guys just plays the radio as is, then re-solders about half the connections- plays it again- it gets better, then re-solders the rest of them- and it then like magic it plays like a new radio. Cost of replacement capacitors seems cheap.
Has anyone done any of this?