71 Yr Old 4-Tube Vacuum Tube Radio Resurrection - 1953 Hallicrafters "Atom" Models AT-1, 2, &3 [4k]

1953 Hallicrafters "Atom" radio out from someone's junk box in unknown condition. Let's see if it works and if not can we fix it? Do we want to? Is that Silver Mica Disease? Hint: there is a gimmick involved.

See the checklist which appears when status changes, for tracking what is discovered that needs addressing in Red, followed by Green when resolved.

NOTE: This is not instruction, it is for entertainment for people like me who enjoy watching projects and the experiences gained. If you attempt to do any of the things in this video you are at your own risk. I am using special tech-bench safety equipment not detailed here so don't take for granted you can just plug these old items in safely without them being checked and repaired correctly. Check out the link below to Mr Carlson's Lab video below.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND REFERENCES:
[note: am in no way representing how these folks have shown doing these things - I don't even think they would approve.]

Schematics: NostalgiaAir.com

Thanks to shango066 for championing the approach of "fix it first", before mass re-capping. See shango066 for many examples of that approach.
@shango066

Awesome discussion of bench safety including variacs and isolation transformers by Mr Carlson's Lab (highly recommended):
   • Tech Tips Tuesday, Isolation Transfor...  
‪@MrCarlsonsLab‬

Modification method for a commercial Tripp Lite isolation transformer for tech-bench use by Todd Harrison, his channel is called ToddFun:
   • ToddFun.com: Isolation Transformer - ...  
‪@ToddFun‬

Camera: Canon G7X Mark III
Mic: Rode Micro
Video Editing Software: Power Director
Video Editor: just me

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