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Just got myself an unmodified President Lincoln in mint i mean mint condition box everything in plastic bags etc. It came from a silent key estate sale. I'd like to have it converted to cover 26 - 30 but i don't know anyone local that does radio modification (I live in shipley west Yorkshire ) could anyone on the forum please recommend a good radio engineer?
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It takes longer to remove the screws than it does to do the job.
I'm in Oldham if it helps.
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A teeny blob of solder is all it takes.
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Do you have a soldering iron and a steady hand, it is a very quick mod, all the information can be found with a good old google search, plus other worth while mods and tweaks, but if you need any help this is the place. I am between Barnsley and Rotherham if you need any assistance, Karl.
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you could stick it in someones garden with a car battery & rubber duck :D
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bigbobarooney wrote:Just got myself an unmodified President Lincoln in mint i mean mint condition box everything in plastic bags etc. It came from a silent key estate sale. I'd like to have it converted to cover 26 - 30 but i don't know anyone local that does radio modification (I live in shipley west Yorkshire ) could anyone on the forum please recommend a good radio engineer?
With a radio in such nice condition as you describe i would opt to contact a retailer that takes on repairs etc and can do a first class job, Knights would be my first stop and inquire, as its to good a radio to bodge up, or even risk a poor attempt at it, just IMHO for a radio in this condition its worth the few quid spending on it. :)
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Even more reason to get it modded by an expert. :)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/300795450141? ... 1423.l2649
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sureshot wrote:Even more reason to get it modded by an expert. :)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/300795450141? ... 1423.l2649
Sounds like the very same radio as the OP's............other than the sale date......

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sureshot wrote:Even more reason to get it modded by an expert. :)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/300795450141? ... 1423.l2649
Thanks for that worth knowing. same condition as mine.
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electronica special wrote:you could stick it in someones garden with a car battery & rubber duck :D

who me never :D
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GBHgpJON wrote:
sureshot wrote:Even more reason to get it modded by an expert. :)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/300795450141? ... 1423.l2649
Sounds like the very same radio as the OP's............other than the sale date......

Spooky........
£390!!!! Holy Christ :o
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Thats a lot of lolly for a Lincoln, who'd pay that really ? :)
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Expect this thread to pop up soon,

Please help, Just got myself a mint President Lincoln on ebay, But its been screwdrivered :o
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PLL02A wrote:Expect this thread to pop up soon,

Please help, Just got myself a mint President Lincoln on ebay, But its been screwdrivered :o
Similar threads have appeared before. Not necessarily relating to Lincolns, but Sammy's hardly used Ranger 2950dx springs to mind.

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PLL02A wrote:Expect this thread to pop up soon,

Please help, Just got myself a mint President Lincoln on ebay, But its been screwdrivered :o
My Lincolns mint in better condition then the one that went on eBay for £390 :D
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