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exactly, I remember the faded cloth wrapped wiring and yeah some if not all was hard to figure at best. damn sure had my share of seat of the pants tough dogs as we called them, troubleshooting night mares worked on by the half wit that didn't have a clue before we got them. a simpson 260 vom is what I had and was a must have piece of test equipment. somehow I managed to save enough money to buy a small oscilloscope and man that really made a difference. we used to piggy back capacitors if we thought they were bad that would tell us fast if the hum went away. yeah test equipment was costly but it did pay itself off very fast in my case. I would always try and buy a piece as needed as money would allow. yeah the stuff I dreamed of I now see at flea markets and thrift stores for hardly any money so I buy it and if it can be brought back to life then I try to fix it. poorguy