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Oh, yeah. I never trust dials - they are for reference only.
Yes I will treat it as an old-ish radio (70s is not too bad; the caps were better and the ones requiring replacement are usually the electrolytic ones; also the resistors were better by that time).

Will be fun!

(We have a Russian saying about a woman who led a worry-free life, who then decided to buy a piglet).
There. Well, maybe intense thinking process and electric shocks delivered in reasonable quantity keep my Altzheimer away

OK, I believe it. Why not take the time to install a 3 wire cord and make sure your bench is properly wired. Then use an isolation transformer on all your rouge AA5 sets so you will be around next year to ask more questions.