[radiohenry]

When I did the filter can I cut the wires where thy go thru the can, removed the screws , put the can in an old crock pot my wife no longer wanted , heated it up slowly till the tar got just soft and by pulling on the leads the whole mess came out in one lump. The can was lined with some sort of paper so there was no adhesion of the tar to the inside of the can. It was a lot easier than I had hoped. I replaced all the resistors except the long tapped resistor . On the blocks I just by hand drilled the wires out using a slightly oversized drill thru the rivets and soldered the new caps to the top lugs.
When I powered the radio up it performed very well. The fellow I did it for was more than happy. I also replaced the input PP transformer. They are often open.
Henry