I purchased this great Admiral off of e-Bay for $5. It's another hard plastic, 1950's era radio. As with every other Admiral radio of this vintage, the radio needed to be recapped.

Cosmetically, this one was in great shape. All I did was polish up the case a bit.

The radio had a loud hum when powered on. The elctrolytics were shot. I pulled the chassis to take a look. This radio, instead of having a boxy metal chassis, has all components mounted on a circuit board, including the large multi-section electrolytic capacitor. I unsoldered it from the board, and decided to do a real "authentic restoration" by hiding the new capacitors inside the old container. Since there's no chassis to hide them under, this will preserve the appearance of the radio. I threw the old multi-section into the toaster oven for a few minutes, which heated the old capacitor. I then pushed the insides out with a screwdriver. Next, I mounted the replacements inside the old carboard container, and re-connected it. It looks totally original, and works fine.

This radio is cute, but not a great performer. It will pull in the two local stations, but that's about it. All in all, a great find for $3. The replacement electrolytics cost more than the radio!