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Starting a Heathkit AA-32 after 40 Years.

Hi,
i was dumping off some garbage the other day and on top of the metal pile was a heathkit AA-32 tube hi fi. I checked it over and it looks visually like it was built and used but put into storage a ling time ago and then thrown out last saturday.

I would like to get it working but i know better than to plug it in yet......whats a good plan. I would like to give it a good clean, check all the transformers for continuity and shorts and replace any all the caps that would be way to old now to even trust for 1 second ( all the caps are the originals).

I dont have the specs or schematics for it yet but does this sound like some good first steps to not blowing up something i cant replace or am i missing anything?

I dont have a variac but i have a light bulb current limiter that i have used on tube equipment but that stuff was working when i got it and not an unknown quantity.

Any suggestions on the safest way to proceed is appreciated.
Thx

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Topic - Starting a Heathkit AA-32 after 40 Years. - Andybot 14:31:42 08/12/12 (10)
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