1920s Rare Battery Charger [Restoration]

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The process involves replacing tape, using materials like mica, bakelite, nickel plating solution, and evapo-rust etching primer, with three coats for restoration, along with new glass and carbon block to complete the restoration process. The coil should be treated as live during the restoration process and a vibratory half-wave rectifier is part of the materials needed for the restoration.

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  • The process of refurbishing involves intricate steps such as replacing tape, using evapo-rust etching primer with 3 coats, creating a nickel plating solution with vinegar, salt, pure nickel, and a battery charger, and ensuring the solution is ready when it turns blue/green.
  • Components like mica, new bakelite, glass, carbon block, and a live coil are essential in the refurbishing process, emphasizing the importance of using specific materials for effective restoration.

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  • What materials are needed for nickel plating?

    Vinegar, salt, pure nickel, battery charger

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Restoring Vintage Electronics: Tape, Mica, Plating

  • Tape needs replacing
  • Mica
  • Red means led
  • Evapo-rust etching primer, 3 coats
  • New bakelite
  • Nickel plating solution: vinegar, salt, pure nickel, battery charger
  • Solution ready when blue/green
  • New glass
  • New carbon block
  • Coil is live
  • Vibratory half-wave rectifier
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