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Return to top of page · Post #: 1 · Written at 4:47:13 PM on 4 April 2014.
	Scraps Location: Blue Mountains, NSW Member since 10 March 2013 Member #: 1312 Postcount: 401
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Bakelite-Radio-Hotpoint-Lamp-Collectable-Retro.... Sacrilege! At least the chassis is still there but a good speaker is arguably one of the most valuable parts. A crack free white case with original knobs and good dial would be worth far more than what's been done to this one but still nowhere near the starting price. I think I need to go for a lie down now...

Return to top of page · Post #: 2 · Written at 8:27:46 PM on 4 April 2014.
	GTC Location: Sydney, NSW Member since 28 January 2011 Member #: 823 Postcount: 6687
Puts a new twist on the too familiar "I plugged it in and it lights up". Brought back to life, LOL! Might be worth sending a message to the seller asking him what he did with the speaker.

Return to top of page · Post #: 3 · Written at 8:30:57 PM on 4 April 2014.
	STC830 Location: NSW Member since 10 June 2010 Member #: 681 Postcount: 1256
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Return to top of page · Post #: 4 · Written at 1:28:00 PM on 5 April 2014.
	Simplex Location: Bathurst, NSW Member since 7 August 2008 Member #: 336 Postcount: 391
The things that go on in peoples heads....and he wants 300 bucks for it.

Return to top of page · Post #: 5 · Written at 7:23:59 PM on 5 April 2014.
	Brad Administrator Location: Naremburn, NSW Member since 15 November 2005 Member #: 1 Postcount: 7301
If that cabinet has absolutely no cracks at all then it may be worth that amount if it is to be resurrected as a radio. White and cream AWA cabinets of this era develop cracks at the top due to the heat from the valves almost without exception so a good case will be worth something. Otherwise I think the seller is wasting his time and he should lose the lamp, reinstall any radio components that have been removed and sell the unit as a radio. His description of the modifications seem a bit iffy too, in an electrical safety sense. Incandescent lamps are only 8% efficient which means around 23 watts of the energy consumption of a 25 watt lamp is being given off as heat. ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾ A valve a day keeps the transistor away...

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