Admiral 20X11 restoration

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I figure while I have my 20X12 up on the bench I might as well tackle this set too. It's the black set on the left.



It appears to be a very early revision of the 20X1 chassis. It also has quite a few original Admiral branded tubes including the CRT.



When I pulled the knobs off, a few small washers came falling out. I was puzzled for a while - where did they come from ? Finally, it occurred to me that they are spacers between the inner and outer knobs. Without them, the knobs have a tendency to track when rotating one or the other. I have a few Admirals sets with these same knobs, but never found washers before. I suspect they all were lost over the years and never replaced.


It's had some work done over the years. I'd say about half the original caps have been replaced. The two multi-section electrolytics are original though.